(a) whether any delegation visited Myanmar in the first half of March, 2006;
(b) if so, the details of the discussions held relating to business ties;
(c) whether any Memoranda of Understanding(MoU) were signed between the two
countries;
(d) if so, the details thereof; and
(e) the steps taken to implement the same?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY ( SHRI JAIRAM RAMESH)
(a) The President of India visited Myanmar from 8th March to 11th March 2006.
Separately a delegation from the Telecommunications Consultants India Limited (TCIL)
also visited Yangon from 8th March to 9th March 2006.
(b) During the President`s visit, India and Myanmar interalia agreed to make efforts to
achieve a target of US$ 1 billion in bilateral trade as quickly as possible.
(c) to (e) The Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) signed between the two countries
include bilateral cooperation instruments in the areas of remote sensing, petroleum,
Buddhist studies and telecom. These MoU are under various stages of implementation.