Receiving Newly Appointed Amb.: DPM MOFA Union Minister received newly appointed Amb.

U Than Swe, Deputy Prime Minister and Union Minister for Foreign Affairs received newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of the Union of Myanmar Mr. Iskander Azizov on 25 October at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Nay Pyi Taw.

During the meeting, the Deputy Prime Minister and Union Minister congratulated the Ambassador on his recent appointment as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of the Union of Myanmar. They cordially exchanged views on matters pertaining to the further enhancement of the friendly bilateral relations and mutually beneficial cooperation between the two countries including the promotion of people to people contacts, and cooperation in trade, economic, education, health, culture, energy, electricity and tourism sectors, as well as closer collaboration in regional and multilateral contexts.