India, Myanmar sign four agreements

India and Myanmar have signed four agreements following bilateral talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and visiting Myanmar President Htin Kyaw. This is the first presidential visit from Myanmar to India after Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) came to power in March this year.

Details:

• The first agreement pertains to construction of 69 bridges on the Tamu-Kalewa section of the trilateral highway connecting India, Myanmar and Thailand.
• The second agreement is on upgrading the Kalewa-Yargi section of the trilateral highway.
• The third agreement is on cooperation in the field of renewable energy.
• Fourth agreement is on cooperation in the field of traditional medicines.