MoEP, MoE Union Ministers hold informal meeting with Russian Energy Week International Forum Organizing Committee in Moscow

Union Minister for Electric Power U Thaung Han and Union Minister for Energy U Myo Myint Oo, currently in the Russian Federation to attend Russian Energy Week International Forum to be held in Moscow, accompanied by Myanmar Ambassador to Russia U Lwin Oo, held an informal meeting with Mr Alexander Shulginov, Secretary of the Chairman of the Forum Organizing Committee in Moscow on Monday.
During the meeting, Mr Alexander talked about the energy production of Russia, his appreciation to Myanmar for attending the forum, Forum Chairman’s visit to Myanmar soon and discussed the weekly report to the Russian Federation President regarding progress in Russia-Myanmar cooperation.
Then, Union Minister U Thaung Han said they join the forum under the assignment of the Head of State and they will discuss the energy sector in addition to the electricity sector with the Russian organizations at the forum. He negotiated the visit of the Forum Chairman to Myanmar. Union Minister U Myo Myint Oo also had the talks with Russian officials of the Ministry of Energy and oil and gas companies.
The two Union Ministers and party then visited the Shwezigon replica pagoda in Ethnomir world culture city in Kaluga of Moscow on the morning of 11 October and donated offertories to monks at Sitagu Buddha Vihara Monastery at noon.
In the evening, the Myanmar delegation attended the dinner hosted by Chairman Mr Ivan Polyakov of the Russia-ASEAN Economic Council. They also discussed the acceleration of Myanmar-Russia economic ties, the visit to Myanmar in November to establish the Emergency Response Centre as the symbol of Russia-Myanmar Friendship, industrial machines production by constructing an industrial zone in Yangon for Russia-Myanmar Friendship and investment of Russian energy companies in Myanmar for oil drilling, oil refinery, fertilizer factory and export of oilfield tools. — MNA