U Naing Min Kyaw, Deputy Min­ister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Union of My­anmar, received Mr Iskander Azizov, Ambassador of the Rus­sian Federation to Myanmar, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday.

They cordially exchanged views on the strengthening of existing bilateral relations and cooperation in the international arena.

Also present at the meeting were an official from the Embas­sy of the Russian Federation and senior officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. — MNA