The Chairman of the State Administration Council (SAC), Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, who is in Thailand to attend the BIMSTEC meeting, met with the Prime Minister of Nepal, Rt. Hon. Mr. K P Sharma Oli, at the Shangri-La Hotel in Bangkok on the evening of April 3.
During the meeting, the Prime Minister of Nepal, on behalf of the people of Nepal, extended heartfelt condolences to the people of Myanmar for the recent devastating earthquake. He shared that Nepal has dispatched relief teams, including medical personnel, to support the ongoing recovery efforts. Recalling the 2015 earthquake in Nepal, which claimed over 9,000 lives and injured more than 23,000, he emphasized that reconstruction efforts are still ongoing to restore the affected infrastructure. The Prime Minister reaffirmed Nepal’s strong ties with Myanmar and expressed his commitment to further strengthening the friendship and cooperation between the two nations.
The Prime Minister, SAC Chairman expressed his heartfelt gratitude for the assistance extended by Nepal to those affected by the recent severe earthquake in Myanmar. He noted the longstanding friendship between the two nations, highlighting the presence of Nepalese-born Gurkhas serving in the Myanmar military and the many Nepalese who have lived in Myanmar in harmony with the local population for generations. Despite the geographical distance, he emphasized that Nepal and Myanmar remain close and friendly nations. He expressed his desire to further strengthen cooperation between the two countries. Just as the Myanmar Tatmadaw had provided timely relief supplies during Nepal’s 2015 earthquake, he conveyed deep appreciation for Nepal’s swift support following the recent disaster in Myanmar. Acknowledging the shared experience in earthquake recovery and reconstruction, he also expressed interest in learning from Nepal’s expertise in this area.
They then discussed ways to enhance friendship and cooperation between the two countries, ways to enhance cooperation in trade, investment, tourism and other sectors, preparations for the holding of free and fair multi-party democratic general elections in Myanmar in December this year, the good cooperation between Myanmar and Nepal on the international front, and ways to further enhance cooperation between member countries through the sixth BIMSTEC meeting.
The meeting was attended by the Joint Secretary of the Council, General Ye Win Oo, Union Ministers U Than Swe, Admiral Moe Aung, and senior officials accompanying the visit, as well as the Deputy Prime Minister and officials from the Nepalese government.
