India, Myanmar review bilateral ties
New Delhi, June 8 : India and Myanmar reviewed their bilateral issues during foreign office consultations headed by Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale and Permanent Secretary in the Myanmar Foreign Ministry U Myint Thu, the government said on Friday.
"The two sides reviewed the complete range of bilateral relations, including high level visits, security and defence related issues, boundary matters and border management, trade and commerce, development cooperation, connectivity, cultural and consular matters," the External Affairs Ministry said after the 17th round of foreign office consultations on Thursday.
"They also exchanged views on sub-regional, regional and global issues of mutual interest," a Ministry statement stated.
India is a key development aid partner for Myanmar and is implementing a number of infrastructure projects in that country.
These include the Kaladan Multimodal Transit Transport Project connecting Mizoram with Sittwe port in Myanmar, the Trilateral Highway Project connecting India with Myanmar and Thailand and the Rhi-Tiddim road.
India is also offering economic and humanitarian aid to Rakhine State in the wake of the Rohingya refugee crisis.
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Vijayanagara: One dead, 12 injured as trucks hits their vehicle from behind on NH 50
Vijayanagara: One man was killed and 12 others were injured after a truck hit vehicle they were traveling in on the National Highway 50 stretch on the outskirts of Koodligi in the district.
The accident victim, Madhu (27), is learned to have been an employee of Reliance Digital from Andhra Pradesh.
The vehicle was reportedly traveling from Bengaluru to Koodligi and the passengers are learned to have been seriously injured following the collision with the truck, which was found to have a Maharashtra registration.
Koodligi Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP) Mallesh Dodmani and Circle Inspector Prahlad Channagiri arrived at the accident spot on being informed of the accident.
The police officers and locals rescued the injured passengers and got them shifted to the Koodligi Government Hospital. Some of the passengers were reportedly taken to the Ballari Trauma Care Centre for further treatment.
A case has been registered at the Koodligi Police Station and the officers are investigating the incident.
