Myanmar and India have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on a minor development project backed by India in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday. The MoU was signed by Mr Abhay Thakur, Ambassador of India to Myanmar, and U Zaw Lin, Director-General of Progress of Border Areas and National Races Department. During the ceremony, Union Minister for Border Affairs Lt-Gen Phone Myat and Indian Ambassador Mr Abhay Thakur made remarks respectively. The Indian ambassador and the Director-General signed the MoU and exchanged it. The Union minister and the Indian ambassador exchanged gifts.
Under the MoU, a project will be implemented with the assistance of the Government of India to construct a two-storey reinforced-concrete (RC) warehouse measuring 130 feet by 30 feet by 24 feet at the Dagon Myothit District Development Supervisory Office in Yangon to store relief supplies. The warehouse will enable the storage of supplies to support border area development activities and emergency supplies required for areas affected by natural disasters, allowing them to be distributed promptly to areas in need.