India to help Rakhine state development program in Myanmar

On his maiden visit to Myanmar Prime Minister Narendra Modi has signed a total of 11 Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) such as maritime security cooperation, press relations with Myanmar.

The Foreign Secretary informed about the agreed Indian assistance to developmental activities in the crisis hit Rakhine State. "We discussed committing Indian assistance to Rakhine state development program, modalities in that regard have to be worked out," said Jaishankar while briefing the media.

Besides, modalities of Imphal- Mandalay bus service have been chalked out, furthering the bus service agreement that was made earlier. "We had earlier agreed on Imphal - Mandalay bus service, the modalities of these have finally been worked out," said the Foreign Secretary.

Prime Minister agreed that we would open two more Industrial Training Centers in the near future in Myanmar," he added.

The initiative of building a hospital in Nay Payi Taw has been introduced in Modi's first bilateral visit to Myanmar. "We've now committed to building a hospital in Nay Pyi Taw (Myanmar), that is a new commitment that has come out of this visit."

The two governments also signed agreements to cooperate in 'Medical Products Regulation' in the field of health and medicine. An MoU on enhancing the cooperation on upgradation of the women's police training centre at Yamethin in Myanmar has been agreed upon in an effort to boost internal security and law enforcement capabilities in the two neighbouring counteries.

Modi arrived in Myanmar on the second leg of his two-nation trip after he travelled to the southeastern Chinese city Xiamen where he attended the annual BRICS Summit.

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