Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker Thura U Shwe Mann met a delegation led by Mr Fidel V Ramos, a former Filipino president, at the Parliament Building here on 12 March 2015, officials said.
The speaker praised the former Filipino president for his efforts to boost economy, restore national reconciliation and win international trust while he took office from 1992 to 1998, speaking of challenges that have arisen in the path to Myanmar’s democratic transition and reform.
The former president of the Philippines pointed out the need of ASEAN countries to build greater unity and cooperation at a time when the world is facing rapid revolutionization in political and economic settings.
In the afternoon, Speaker Thura U Shwe Mann received a United Nations delegation at the same venue.
The UN delegation was led by Helen Clark, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme, and Ertharin Cousin, Executive Director of the UN World Food Programme.
Reference: GNLM
12 March, 2015