Nirmala Sitharaman to lead CEO delegation to Myanmar

NEW DELHI: Commerce and industry minister Nirmala Sitharaman will lead a CEO delegation to Myanmar from May 18-20. India is organising an India Myanmar Business Conclave in Yangon on 18-20 May 2016 as part of its Act East policy.

“The two days are expected to witness live and involved sessions on various sectors including agriculture, manufacturing and employment, IT, health, education, skill development, power, renewable energy, connectivity (air, sea, land), tourism and hospitality, SEZs, industrial zones and finance,” the commerce ministry said in an official release.

This is the first visit of any minister from India after the change of regime inMyanmar which witnessed a landslide victory by the National League for Democracy led by Daw Aung San Suu Kyi in the elections held in November last year.

Sitharaman will lead a 25-member delegation comprising CII president Naushad Forbes, Bharti Enterprises’ Rakesh Mittal and State Bank of India chairperson Arundhati Bhattacharya, among others.

The minister is also scheduled to have bilateral interactions with U Win Khaing, Myanmar Minister for Construction, Dr. Than Myint, Myanmar Minister for Commerce and U Khin Maung Cho, Myanmar Minister for Industry.