Union Commerce Minister attends BIMSTEC Business Conclave

 

June 13

 

Union Minister for Commerce U Aung Naing Oo, currently in Kolkata in India to attend the BIMSTEC Business Conclave at the invitation of the Ministry of External Affairs of India and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry-FICCI, on 12 June attended the trade and investment opportunities seminar sponsored by the Engineering Export Promotion Council-EEPC of the Indian Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

 

The seminar was attended by Union Commerce Minister U Aung Naing Oo, Director-General U Thant Sin Lwin of the Directorate of Investment and Company Administration, the UMFCCI chairman, the chairperson of the Myanmar Pulses and Sesame Entrepreneurs Association and traders, EEPC Chairman and Foreign Trade Policy and World Trade Affairs Chairman Mr P K Shah, Vice-Chairman Mr Aakash Shah and Regional Affairs Chairman Mr B D Agarwal, EEPC officials, Indian investors, businesspersons and guests among others.

 

During the meeting, Union Minister U Aung Naing Oo discussed the situation and prospects of boosting bilateral trade, opportunities to enhance investments, and cooperation on the use of Kyats and Rupees in bilateral trade. He also answered the queries raised by the attendees.

 

Afterwards, the Union minister visited the ETG Processing Plant in Kolkata, which is a factory that produces value-added pulses imported from abroad. — MNA/TS