Naypyidaw: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who
arrived in Myanmar's capital Naypyidaw yesterday for a three-day visit, received a ceremonial welcome from Myanmar President Htin Kyaw before the two inspected the guard of honour in Naypyidaw. Late last night,
PM Modi had said he had a "wonderful meeting" with Myanmar President Htin Kyaw during which they discussed steps to deepen the "historical relationship" between the two neighbours. In the agenda for the day, PM Modi held a range of delegation-level talks with Myanmar's State Counsellor and de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi. PM Modi in a joint statement said, "It is important to maintain security and stability along the long land and maritime borders of India and Myanmar... India stands with Myanmar over the issue of violence in the Rakhine state which has led to loss of innocent lives." He visited Ananda Temple in the historic city of Bagan, 150 kilometres from the capital. He also addressed the Indian community at an event. This is PM Modi's first bilateral visit to Myanmar. He last visited the country in 2014 to attend the ASEAN-India Summit. The Myanmarese President and Ms Suu Kyi had visited India last year.
Here are the live updates of PM Narendra Modi's day two in Myanmar:
Sep 06, 2017 17:20 (IST)
PM Modi Visits Ananda Temple In Myanmar
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the 11th-century Ananda Temple in Myanmar's ancient city Bagan which was damaged in an earthquake last year and is being renovated with India's assistance. The temple, one of the surviving masterpieces of the Mon architecture, is believed to have been built around 1105 by King Kyanzittha, a Burmese monarch. The temple's architecture shows Mon and Indian influence. The temple was first damaged in an earthquake in 1975, and then last year when a 6.8-magnitude quake shook Myanmar. India and Myanmar signed an agreement in 2010 to restore Ananda Temple and New Delhi allocated $3 million to the project being carried out by the Archaeological Survey of India.
Sep 06, 2017 14:59 (IST)
Prime Minister Modi arrives in Bagan.
Sep 06, 2017 10:53 (IST)
Myanmar and India being neighbours, our outlook and focus on security are similar: PM Modi at the joint statement. It is necessary that India and Myanmar cooperate to ensure that the land and coastal borders we share remain calm, he added.