Singapore, Myanmar reaffirm bilateral ties at Joint Ministerial Working Committee meeting

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Singapore, Myanmar reaffirm bilateral ties at Joint Ministerial Working Committee meeting

YANGON, Myanmar: Singapore and Myanmar reconvened the bilateral Joint Ministerial Working Committee (JMWC) in Yangon, Myanmar on Monday (Jul 6).

A joint press statement by Singapore's Ministry of Trade and Industry and the Myanmar Investment Commission said the 5th JMWC meeting was co-chaired by Singapore’s Minister for Trade and Industry Lim Hng Kiang and Union Minister for Energy and Chairman of the Myanmar Investment Commission Zay Yar Aung.

Discussions centred around three areas of mutual interest: Trade and investment, finance and legal sectors.

The press statement added that the meeting affirmed the growing bilateral economic ties between both countries and discussed ways to deepen cooperation in several areas such as urban solutions, transport and logistics, agri-trade, expansion of air connectivity and development of small and medium enterprises.

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