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India announces $1 million to Myanmar's
troubled Rakhine state
Friday December 14, 2012 11:24:22 PM,
IANS
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Nay Pi Taw (Myanmar): India Friday announced assistance of $1 million towards relief in
Myanmar's Rakhine state which was rocked by widespread ethnic
clashes leaving thousands displaced.
The aid was announced by Indian External Affairs Minister Salman
Khurshid who is visiting Myanmar on his first bilateral trip
abroad.
Khurshid, who arrived here earlier in the day, called on President
Thein Sein.
India is also to set up a consulate at Sittwe, capital of Rakhine
state, situated on the western coast.
India is involved in developing the $120-million Sittwe deep water
port, which is set to become functional by June 2013. The port
will allow cargo vessels from India's landlocked Mizoram state to
navigate the Kaladan river and connect them to Myanmar and
southeast Asia.
Rakhine witnessed clashes between the Rakhine and Rohingya
communities, leaving around 35,000 people displaced last month.
The total number of displaced since June stands at 110,000.
Khurshid is also to meet pro-democracy icon Aung Sang Suu Kyi, who
had visited India last month.
During the visit, he would also meet his Myanmar counterpart U.
Wunna Maung Lwin.
Khurshid is to inaugurate the International Conference on Buddhist
Cultural Heritage that is being jointly organised by India and
Myanmar in Yangon Saturday.
The minister is also scheduled to unveil the 15-foot high replica
of the Sarnath Buddha statue in the precincts of the Shwedagon
Pagoda in Yangon. The Buddha statue was gifted by Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh during his visit to Myanmar in May this year.
Khurshid's Dec 14-16 visit is aimed to "provide an opportunity to
review the entire gamut of the bilateral relationship and build
further upon the momentum in bilateral relations", said an
external affairs ministry statement Thursday.
"India and Myanmar enjoy the closest ties of friendship and
cooperation based upon the commonalities of history, culture,
religion, ethnicity and spirituality. The exchange of high level
visits over the past year has further strengthened these
multifaceted ties," the Indian external affairs ministry said.
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