The delegation of the IETO met the minister for bilateral trade discussions and this meeting assumes significance as it is being held in the backdrop of major developments in rhe country where the military junta has been receiving battlefield setbacks against dozens of Ethnic Armed Organisations (EAOs).
The developments in Myanmar pose a major issue before the BIMSTEC as instability there has put a question mark on a number of developmental and connectivity projects that were aimed at firming up ties among countries like Nepal, Bhutan, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Thailand. A day before the beginning of the meeting in Delhi, the military junta in Naypyidaw lost control of Naungcho, a major town along a trade highway to China in the northern Shan State, to the Ta’ang National Liberation Army.
Indian Economic Trade Organization has initiated trade relations by opening IETO Myanmar, which was inaugurated by the Ambassador of Myanamar in India and the Minister of state for External Affairs Smt. Meenakshi Lekhi.
Delegation of IETO comprising of indian businessmen is expected to visit the country in early 2025 in areas of agricultural cooperation, infrastructure, and healthcare, among others.
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