India and Myanmar agree to work towards operationalization of Sittwe Port in early 2021

India and Myanmar have agreed to work towards the operationalization of the Sittwe port in the Rakhine state in the first quarter of 2021. The announcement came post conclusion of the two-day visit of Indian Army Chief General MM Naravane and Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla to Myanmar.

 

The Indian delegation also presented 3000 vials of Remdesivir to the State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, as a symbol of cooperation between the countries to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

Both sides agreed to further strengthen their partnership in borderd security connectivity projects,



capacity building, power and energy. They also agreed to deepen the economic and trade ties, further facilitate people to people and cultural exchanges and broad-base their defense exchanges across all the three services. They also discussed the progress in the ongoing Indian-assisted infrastructure projects such as the Trilateral Highway and the Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project.

 

India announced a grant of two million US Dollars for the construction of the border haat bridge at Byanyu/Sarsichauk in Chin State that will provide increased economic connectivity between Mizoram and Myanmar.