Myanmar Establishes Diplomatic Ties with KyrgyzstanMyanmar established diplomatic relations with Kyrgyzstan on Thursday at ambassadorial level, according to an announcement of the Myanmar Foreign Ministry issued Friday.Kyrgyzstan is the 86th country in the world with which Myanmar has forged diplomatic ties since its independence in 1948. The two countries pledged to establish such ties of friendship and mutually beneficial cooperation, based on principles of the Charter of the United Nations and norms of the international law and in accordance with the Vienna Conventions on Diplomatic Relations and on Consular Relations, the announcement said. Kyrgyzstan is also the first country with which Myanmar forged links this year. In last year alone, Myanmar established such ties with nine other countries. So far, Myanmar has opened 30 embassies, two permanent missions and two consulates-general in various parts of the world, while in Myanmar, embassies of 27 nations, offices of five U.N. agencies and two consulates have been opened. |
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