Myanmar-Belarus Business Forum held in Yangon
THE UMFCCI and BelCCI jointly organized
the Myanmar-Belarus Business Forum to promote economic and investment cooperation
between the two countries in Yangon yesterday.
It was attended by Union Ministers Dr
Wah Wah Maung, U Min Naung, Dr Charlie Than, U Chit Swe and Dr Thet Khaing Win,
Yangon Region Chief Minister U Soe Thein, UMFCCI President U Aye Win,
delegation led by Belarusian Foreign Minister Mr Maxim Ryzhenkov, Chairperson
of Belarusian state concern for production and sale of light industry goods
Bellegprom, Minister for Agriculture, Minister for Industry, Minister for
Health and Belarusian Ambassador to Myanmar, senior officials of relevant
ministries, Myanmar-Belarusian business people, totalling 130.
Union Minister for Investment and
Foreign Economic Relations Dr Wah Wah Maung discussed Myanmar-Belarus diplomatic
relations, the strategic directives of the two countries’ leaders, ongoing
cooperation, Myanmar–Belarus Development Cooperation Roadmap (2026- 2028),
Myanmar’s investment frameworks, sector-wise investment opportunities between
the two countries, and possibilities for connecting to the EAEU market.
Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs
Mr Maxim Ryzhenkov, President of the UMFCCI U Aye Win, and Chairperson of the
Belarusian state concern for production and sale of light industry goods
Bellegprom Ms Nadezhda Lazarevich, delivered their remarks.
The relevant officials of the two
countries signed agreements on economic cooperation and exchanged 16
agreements. The meeting focused on the banking and financial sector, transport,
agriculture-based industry and health services.
Before the forum, Union Minister for
Investment and Foreign Economic Relations Dr Wah Wah Maung, Union Minister for
Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation U Min Naung and Union Minister for
Industry Dr Charlie Than met Belarusian ministers and officials separately to
discuss the ongoing cooperation work plans in detail.
The co-chairs of the Myanmar-Belarus
Joint Commission-Union Minister Dr Wah Wah Maung and Belarusian Minister of
Foreign Affairs Mr Maxim Ryzhenkov, held a bilateral meeting to discuss
enhancing close cooperation on investment promotion and preparations for
Myanmar to host the third joint commission coordination meeting. They then
signed agreements related to the Myanmar-Belarus Development Cooperation
Roadmap (2026-2028) and the second meeting of the Myanmar-Belarus Joint Trade
and Economic Cooperation Commission.
Union Minister for Agriculture,
Livestock and Irrigation U Min Naung met Belarusian Agriculture and Food
Minister Mr Yury Gorlov and exchanges views on bilateral trade of farming
products and foodstuff, bilateral cooperation, export of Myanmar’s rice,
rubber, nuts, fruits and coffee to Belarus and import of cheese and butter from
Belarus, proper network between private business people and organizations for
export and import sectors of the two countries and information exchange on
trade.
Union Minister for Industry Dr Charlie
Than met Belarusian Industry Minister Mr Andrei Kuzentsov, and discussed
further cooperation in promising industrial sectors of Myanmar based on the
Memorandum of Intent (MoI) and Roadmap, assistance in the production of
essential cancer treatment medicines, technology transfer in pharmaceutical
manufacturing, human resource development training, development in automobile
manufacturing, MSME development, and market access for MSME products from both
countries. — MNA/KTZH
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