India and Myanmar to promote people-to-people ties
India Gazette (ANI) Friday 14th October, 2011
Appreciating the importance of people-to-people contacts in forging even closer ties, India and Myanmar on Friday agreed to take steps to ease the movement of people between both nations.
In a joint statement, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and Myanmar President U Thein Sein agreed on the need for expansion of air connectivity between the two countries, and directed the concerned officials to work towards enhancing air services which could cover more carriers, flights and destinations.
Both sides agreed to examine feasibility of establishing railway links, ferry and bus services between the two countries. In this context, both sides agreed to examine commencement of ferry services on the Kolkata-Yangon and Chennai-Yangon routes.
Both leaders also agreed for early upgradation of the microwave link between Moreh and Mandalay or other necessary link under the Indian line of Credit, and directed the concerned officials to work towards establishment of the new Optical Fibre link between Monywa to Rhi-Zawkhatar with Indian assistance.
Welcoming the successful completion of the Industrial Training Centre in Pakokku, with India's assistance, the two sides expressed satisfaction at the progress on the setting up of another Industrial Training Centre at Myingyan with technical support from M/s HMTI.
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