Opposition leader and parliamentarian Aung San Suu Kyi voiced welcome of Australia's decision to ease sanctions against her country after talks with Carr.
Moreover, Australia has been assisting Myanmar with humanitarian financial aid to carry out effective projects in health, education and agricultural development plans.
In May 2008 when cyclone Nargis struck Myanmar, Australia provided 65 million Australian dollars' aid supply for the relief and resettlement programs for cyclone survivors.
The Australian government also provided scholarship to post- graduate Myanmar university students for the academic year 2010-11 to help develop the country's human resources.
In 2009, an Australian college offered 10,000 Australian dollars' scholarships to Myanmar students for their pursuit of further study at the Raffles College of Design and Commerce in Sidney.
In the same year, two universities from Australia -- Central Queensland University and Jame Cook University, along with other 20 international schools, participated in a Myanmar-hosted international education fair in Lashio, Shan state.
Furthermore, the Australian Agency for International Development (AUSAID) provided 750,000 million U.S. dollars aid in 2009 to help Myanmar reduce infection of HIV virus in the countries as part of its 3 million U.S. dollars aid to three countries which also include Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
According to statistics, Australia's investment in Myanmar amounted to 82 million U.S. dollars in 14 projects, accounting for 0.18 percent of the total as of December 2012 since Myanmar opened to such investment in late 1988 and standing the 16th in Myanmar's foreign investment line-up.
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