PM returns from Myanmar visit
May 29th, 2012 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh returned here Tuesday night after a three-day visit to Myanmar during which the two countries agreed to expand trade, improve connectivity and bring peace in border areas and emphasised on closer ties to boost energy security.
The two countries inked a dozen agreements, including a $500 million credit line, on areas like border area development and air services.
Manmohan Singh, who held wide-ranging talks with President Thein Sein, also met Myanmar’s iconic leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who said she was “very happy at the prospect of closer ties with India”.
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