State Counsellor receives EU Special Representative for Human Rights

STATE COUNSELLOR and Union Minister for Foreign Affairs Daw Aung San Suu Kyi received the delegation led by Mr. Eamon Gilmore (former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade of Ireland), the European Union’s Special Representative for Human Rights, at 2:30 pm on 13 June 2019 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Nay Pyi Ta w.

During the meeting, they exchanged views on matters relating to EU’s continued sup-port for the success of Myanmar’s democratic transition, the peace process and development, protection and promotion of human rights and labour rights and extending support to the Myanmar Government’s effort for peace, stability and development of Rakhine State, and enhancing trade and economic relations between Myanmar and the EU.

Presented at the meeting were U Kyaw Tint Swe, Union Minister for the Office of the State Counsellor, U Kyaw Tin, Union Minister for International Cooperation and Mr. Kristian Schmidt, EU Ambassador to Myanmar and the members of the Delegation.—MNA