THE UMFCCI and BelCCI joint­ly organized the Myanmar-Bela­rus Business Forum to promote economic and investment coop­eration between the two coun­tries in Yangon yesterday.

It was attended by Union Ministers Dr Wah Wah Maung, U Min Naung, Dr Charlie Than, U Chit Swe and Dr Thet Khaing Win, Yangon Region Chief Minis­ter U Soe Thein, UMFCCI Pres­ident U Aye Win, delegation led by Belarusian Foreign Minister Mr Maxim Ryzhenkov, Chairper­son of Belarusian state concern for production and sale of light industry goods Bellegprom, Min­ister for Agriculture, Minister for Industry, Minister for Health and Belarusian Ambassador to My­anmar, senior officials of relevant ministries, Myanmar-Belarusian business people, totalling 130.

Union Minister for Invest­ment and Foreign Economic Relations Dr Wah Wah Maung discussed Myanmar-Belarus dip­lomatic relations, the strategic directives of the two countries’ leaders, ongoing cooperation, Myanmar–Belarus Development Cooperation Roadmap (2026- 2028), Myanmar’s investment frameworks, sector-wise invest­ment opportunities between the two countries, and possibilities for connecting to the EAEU market.

Belarusian Minister of For­eign Affairs Mr Maxim Ryzhen­kov, President of the UMFCCI U Aye Win, and Chairperson of the Belarusian state concern for production and sale of light industry goods Bellegprom Ms Nadezhda Lazarevich, delivered their remarks.

The relevant officials of the two countries signed agreements on economic cooperation and exchanged 16 agreements. The meeting focused on the banking and financial sector, transport, agriculture-based industry and health services.

Before the forum, Union Minister for Investment and For­eign Economic Relations Dr Wah Wah Maung, Union Minister for Agriculture, Livestock and Irri­gation U Min Naung and Union Minister for Industry Dr Charlie Than met Belarusian ministers and officials separately to dis­cuss the ongoing cooperation work plans in detail.

The co-chairs of the My­anmar-Belarus Joint Commis­sion-Union Minister Dr Wah Wah Maung and Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr Maxim Ry­zhenkov, held a bilateral meeting to discuss enhancing close coop­eration on investment promotion and preparations for Myanmar to host the third joint commis­sion coordination meeting. They then signed agreements related to the Myanmar-Belarus Devel­opment Cooperation Roadmap (2026-2028) and the second meeting of the Myanmar-Bela­rus Joint Trade and Economic Cooperation Commission.

Union Minister for Agricul­ture, Livestock and Irrigation U Min Naung met Belarusian Agriculture and Food Minister Mr Yury Gorlov and exchang­es views on bilateral trade of farming products and foodstuff, bilateral cooperation, export of Myanmar’s rice, rubber, nuts, fruits and coffee to Belarus and import of cheese and butter from Belarus, proper network between private business people and organizations for export and import sectors of the two coun­tries and information exchange on trade.

Union Minister for Industry Dr Charlie Than met Belaru­sian Industry Minister Mr Andrei Kuzentsov, and discussed further cooperation in promising indus­trial sectors of Myanmar based on the Memorandum of Intent (MoI) and Roadmap, assistance in the production of essential cancer treatment medicines, technology transfer in pharma­ceutical manufacturing, human resource development training, development in automobile man­ufacturing, MSME development, and market access for MSME products from both countries. — MNA/KTZH