In meeting with junta chief, PM calls for fair, inclusive Myanmar elections
New Delhi, Sept. 1 -- India hopes the upcoming elections in Myanmar will be fair and inclusive with the involvement of all stakeholders, PM Narendra Modi told the head of Myanmar's ruling junta, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, when they met on the margins of the SCO Summit in China on Sunday.
Modi told Hlaing that India attaches importance to its relations with Myanmar as part of its Neighbourhood First, Act East and Indo-Pacific policies. The two leaders also reviewed bilateral ties and discussed the way forward in several aspects of cooperation, including development partnership, defence and security, border management and border trade issues.
The PM posted on social media about several informal engagements with other leaders attending the SCO Summit, including Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu and Nepal's Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli.
"Interacted with President Muizzu of Maldives on the sidelines of the SCO Summit in Tianjin. India's developmental cooperation with Maldives is greatly beneficial for our people," he said. In a separate post after meeting Oli, Modi said India's relations with Nepal are "deep-rooted and very special". P7...
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