Union Commerce Minister attends 37th CFC Governing Council Meeting
AT the invitation of Common Fund for
Commodities (CFC) Managing Director Dr Sheikh Mohammed Belal, Union Minister
for Commerce U Chit Swe, Myanmar’s Governor for CFC, attended the 37th Governing Council
Meeting of the CFC held in a hybrid format on 10 December 2025 in The Hague,
the Netherlands, online and delivered a National Statement on behalf of
Myanmar.
In his national statement, the Union
minister said that Myanmar is an agriculture-based country and that
CFC-supported projects in rubber, dairy and meat, vegetables, bamboo,
fisheries, and natural fertilizer production were implemented with 11 other
Asia-Pacific countries from 1999 to 2022, expressing his gratitude to the CFC for
the many benefits it has brought and his hope to work more closely with the CFC
in various sectors in the future, including Myanmar’s agriculture, forestry,
fisheries, SMEs, value-added production, climate-resilient agriculture, and
market access. He also stated that his country is interested in modern and
sustainable agricultural methods, climate-resilient technologies, low-carbon
agriculture, digital information systems, and risk management, expressed his
desire to receive CFC-supported projects annually, and voiced his support for
the CFC’s 2025-2035 strategic framework.
The 37th
session was attended in a hybrid format by representatives from
101 member countries, private sector organizations, policymakers, development
experts, researchers, development partners, and observer countries, with
governors from 36 countries delivering national statements and a delegation
led by U Thant Sin Oo, Minister Counsellor of the Myanmar Embassy in Brussels,
Belgium, also in attendance. — MNA/TH
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