SPEECH
BY SHRI K.R.NARAYANAN, PRESIDENT OF INDIA, WHILE ACCEPTING
CREDENTIALS FROM MR. U TIN LATT, AMBASSADOR-DESIGNATE OF
THE UNION OF MYANMAR TO INDIA
NEW DELHI, MONDAY, APRIL 12, 1999
Excellency,
It gives me great pleasure
to receive from His Excellency Senior General Than Shwe, Chairman of the
State Peace and Development Council of the Union of Myanmar, the Letter
of Credence appointing you as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
of the Union of Myanmar. I extend a warm welcome to you to our country and
hope that your stay in India will be fruitful as well as enjoyable.
India is committed to
a policy of friendship, good neighbourliness and all-round co-operation
with Myanmar. We are close neighbours who have many common interests at
the bilateral, regional and international level. Sustained interaction between
the peoples of our two countries spanning several centuries, has ensured
a long tradition of stable and friendly relations. Co-operation between
the two countries has in recent years grown to encompass a wide range of
areas, such as agriculture, science and technology, education and cultural
exchanges.
I am confident that during
Your Excellency's tenure, relations between India and Myanmar will be strengthened
further in the mutual interests of the peoples of our two countries. I take
this opportunity to extend my Government's full co-operation to you in your
efforts to strengthen further the existing close and cordial ties between
India and Myanmar. Please also convey to His Excellency Senior General Than
Shwe, Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council my good wishes
for his good health and personal well-being and for the progress, happiness
and well-being of the people of Myanmar.
Thank you
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