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INFORMATION SHEET No.A.0402(I)



                         INFORMATION SHEET No.A.0402(I)

                    No.A.0402(I)                              26 April 1998

(1)		Senior General and Madame Than Shwe Leave for Brunei on Goodwill Visit
		At the invitation of His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu' izzaddin
Waddaulah, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, Myanmar goodwill
delegation led by Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Senior
General Than Shwe and Daw Kyaing Kyaing left Yangon by special flight for
Brunei on 25 April.
 
(2)		Arrival Statement
		The present visit of the Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council
His Excellency Senior General Than Shwe is aimed at further promoting closer
ties and cooperation between the two countries and forging mutually beneficial
links in trade and investment, thus reflecting the growing friendship and
understanding existing between the peoples of the Union of Myanmar and Brunei
Darussalam.
		During the visit, His Excellency Senior General Than Shwe will have an
audience with His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu' izzaddin Waddaulah,
and the Myanmar delegation believes that the two leaders will be able to hold
cordial discussions on matters relating to the enhancement of closer friendly
relations and further cooperation between the two countries and within the
region and the implementation of the principles and objectives of the ASEAN.
		While in Brunei Darussalam, the Myanmar delegation will visit Brunei
Liquefied Natural Gas Plant and other places of interest.
 
(3)		Myanmar, India Sign MoU on Cooperation in Agriculture Sector
		Minister of Agriculture of India Mr Som Pal called on Minister for
Agriculture and Irrigation Maj-Gen Nyunt Tin at his office on 25 April. A
ceremony to sign Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in the agriculture
sector between the two countries was then held. The MoU includes collection of
geographical data for crops cultivation, transformation into mechanized
farming, agricultural statistics and land use, technological cooperation in
water resources development including catchment development and irrigation,
development of agricultural joint ventures and agro-based industries through
economic cooperation and promotion of bilateral existing goodwill relations. 
 
(4)		DwarawadimyoU Bridge Project in Thandwe
		Spanning Andaw Creek at the entrance of Thandwe DwarawadymyoU Bridge is on
Taungup-Thandwe Road and is a vital link for Thandwe, Ngapali, Kanthaya and
Gwa. It is a reinforced concrete bridge, and 540 feet long and 38 feet wide
with a 28-feet-wide motor road and two 5-feet-wide pedestrian lanes on each
side of the bridge. It can bear 36-ton loads.
 
(5)		Myanmar Focus '98 to Be Held in Singapore
		The 43-member delegation from 18 Myanma cooperative societies left Yangon by
air on 25 April to exhibit and sell jewellery, ornaments and wood products of
Myanmar cooperative societies at Myanmar Focus '98 in Singapore from 25 April
to 3 March. The exhibition is aimed at boosting market development for the
products of Myanmar.
 
(6)		Myanma TV Delegation Leaves for Thailand
		Myanma Television and Myanma Motion Picture Enterprise delegation left
Yangon by air on 25 April for Thailand to attend 13th Radio, TV and Film
Meeting of ASEAN Culture and Information Sub-committee to be held from 28 to
30 April.
 
OFFICE CALL IN YANGON ON 25 APRIL
		Minister for Livestock and Fisheries received Laotian Minister for
Agriculture and Forestry Mr Siene Saphangthong at his office.
 
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