September 1, 2025
TIANJIN – Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday met Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, Chairman of Myanmar’s State Security and Peace Commission, on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit in Tianjin.
PM noted that India attaches importance to its ties with Myanmar as part of its Neighborhood First, Act East and Indo-Pacific policies. The two leaders reviewed bilateral ties and discussed the way forward on several aspects of bilateral cooperation, including development partnership, defence and security, border management and border trade issues. Prime Minister stressed that progress on ongoing connectivity projects would foster greater interaction between the people of the two countries, while promoting regional cooperation and integration as envisioned in India’s Act East policy.
PM Modi expressed the hope that the forthcoming elections in Myanmar will be held in a fair and inclusive manner involving all stakeholders. He underlined that India supports a Myanmar-led and Myanmar-owned peace process, for which peaceful dialogue and consultation is the only way forward.
Prime Minister reiterated India’s readiness to support the developmental needs of Myanmar.
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit will commence this evening at the Meijiang Convention and Exhibition Centre in Tianjin. Following the welcome ceremony and photo session, leaders are scheduled to attend a reception and a concert.
During the course of the summit, PM Modi is also scheduled to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The SCO comprises 10 members. In addition to India, they include Belarus, China, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. There are also several dialogue partners and observers. India has been a member of the SCO since 2017, having been an observer since 2005.