Myanmar, Ethiopia to Share Peace Process Experience

Myanmar systematically deports foreign nationals who enter the country illegally to their respective countries.

ADELEGATION led by To­kyo-based Am­bassador of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia to Myanmar Mr Daba Debele Hunde, who had completed his tour of duty, paid a courtesy call on President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar U Min Aung Hlaing at the Presidential Palace Reception Hall in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday morning.

They cordially dis­cussed that Myanmar has successfully held a free and fair multiparty democratic general elec­tion, and the government elected by the people is firmly moving forward on the path of democ­racy while carrying out its responsibilities for the State. Likewise, in Ethiopia, an election was successfully held in May, and the new government has assumed its respon­sibilities in governing the country.

They also frankly ex­changed views on further enhancement of diplo­matic relations between Myanmar and Ethiopia,

plans to promote ex­change of goodwill visits between senior officers of both countries, ex­change of experiences on the peace process between the two nations to cease internal con­flicts, sending peace ne­gotiation bodies to con­duct observation of the process, and promotion of inter-parliamentary relations and bilateral relations.

Their discussions fo­cused on the disruption of stability and peace in border areas causing ob­stacles to the country’s image, nation-building efforts, and the imple­mentation of national development activities, the need to address bor­der problems in the best ways, and systematic de­portation of foreign na­tionals who illegally en­ter the country through border regions to the relevant countries.

They also under­scored the importance of promoting cooperation in multiple sectors, includ­ing agriculture, trade and tourism, to strengthen people-to-people ex­changes and further en­hance the longstanding friendship and cooper­ation between the two countries.

The President of My­anmar and the Ethiopian Ambassador exchanged gifts and had documenta­ry photos taken together with the attendees.

Also present at the meeting were Union Min­ister for Foreign Affairs U Tin Maung Swe and of­ficials. The Tokyo-based Ethiopian Ambassador was accompanied by his spouse Mrs Worknesh Biru, a member of the House of Peoples’ Rep­resentatives and former State Minister of Culture and Sports, and embassy officials. — MNA/TTA