Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker U Win Myint received a delegation from the World Bank led by East Asia and Pacific Regional Vice President Mr Axel van Trotsenburg at a the Hluttaw Building in Nay Pyi Taw on February 22, 2016. During the meeting, the parties discussed plans to conduct feasibility studies for assistance to the country’s health, education, electric power, monetary and agriculture sectors. They also discussed the role of parliamentarians in natural disaster prevention and the World Bank’s financial support for Myanmar’s poverty reduction and development initiatives. Also present at the meeting were Pyithu Hluttaw Deputy Speaker U T Khun Myat, the chairman and members of the Pyithu Hluttaw Banks and Monetary Development Committee and officials from the Pyithu Hluttaw Office.
Reference: GNLM
February 23, 2016