THE Myanmar delegation, led by Union Minister for Finance and Revenue Dr Kan Zaw, at­tended the First World Public Assembly on New World of Con­scious Unity, which was held on 20-21 September in the Russian Federation to mark the Interna­tional Day of Peace.

 

At noon on 20 September, the Union minister attended the opening ceremony of the assembly and remarked.

 

He met Mr Andrey Belya­ninov, Secretary-General of the World Peoples Assembly, and exchanged gifts.

 

On 21 September, the Union minister attended the Business Forum together with the repre­sentatives of Asia, Africa, the European Union, BRICS and SCO.

 

The Union minister dis­cussed the topic of “From Peo­ple Trust to Economic Trust (Humanitarian Foundations of Partnership)” at the forum.

 

During the panel session under the topic of “The Role of Business in Economic Inte­gration amid Global Changes”, the BRICS member states and other countries discussed the important role of cooperation for economic growth and prac­tical suggestions for economic cooperation.

 

In the evening, the Union minister attended the closing ceremony of the forum.

 

The forum brought togeth­er over 5,000 participants from over 150 countries.

 

The Union minister met with Mr Sholban Kara-Ool, Deputy Chairman of the State Duma at the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, on 22 September, and they discussed matters related to the Constitu­tion, the election to be held in Myanmar and certain support of Russia for the successful holding of the election. He also visited the State Duma Hluttaw.

 

The Union minister, togeth­er with the Deputy Chairman of the State Duma, visited the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA) at the invitation of the vice-rec­tor of the Russian Presidential Academy. He discussed the top­ic of Economic Development of Myanmar, and observed around the school buildings.

 

The Union minister-led del­egation arrived back in Yan­gon on 23 September. — MNA/ KTZH