Yangon, Aug 30: Myanmar and India have agreed on greater cooperation in communications and information technology, during a six-day visit by an Indian government delegation that concluded today, official media said. Arun Shourie, India's Minister of Communications and Information Technology, also met Myanmar's new Prime Minister Gen. Khin Nyunt, official state radio and television said yesterday. Details of the last night's meeting were not announced.
Shourie was the first foreign dignitary to meet Khin Nyunt after he was appointed Prime Minister in a major cabinet reshuffle Monday.
The visiting minister signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Tuesday with his Myanmar counterpart Brig. Gen. Thein Zaw on cooperation in communications and information technology.
The Indian delegation visited the country's second largest city, Mandalay, and the ancient capital of Pagan.
Myanmar-India relations, strained after Myanmar's military crushed a pro-democracy uprising in 1988, have improved since 2000 when exchanges of official visits were renewed.
A year later, both countries re-established their respective consulate-general offices in Mandalay and the Indian city of Kolkata ``as a result of the ever-strengthening friendly ties and to effectively facilitate economic, trade and consular relations.''
India has constructed a 160 km highway linking Myanmar and Indian border towns.

Bureau Report