Guwahati: The Ambassador of Myanmar to India, Moe Kyaw Aung, has said the business fraternity of the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) and Assam will explore opportunities in Myanmar.

Attending the first Bodoland International Knowledge Festival, Aung said there is huge scope for growth in the region while explaining the similarities between Myanmar, especially the western part of Myanmar and the North East.
The Bodoland International Knowledge Festival, organised by Bodoland University with active support from the BTR government is being attended by scholars, researchers, journalists, experts, diplomats and students from across India and from different countries across the globe.

Aung added that if developed and promoted well, this can emerge as the biggest employment generation thing. He confirmed that there is a strong potential for multi-sector cooperation between the two neighbours.

Highlighting the works like Kaladan multi-model transit transport project and India-Myanmar-Thailand highway projects, he said these will change the look of the region.

He is sure that upon completion of these two projects, these will not only provide strategic links to the Northeast but also be hugely beneficial to the region. This is significant to India and the South East Asian countries.
Myanmar welcomes public and private institutions to explore more in Myanmar in the areas of education, healthcare, digital training, skill and research.

Earlier, the festival was inaugurated on February 27 with several dignitaries, including Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus, Padma Shri awardee philanthropist and diamond exporter Savji Bhai Dholakia, Students’ Educational and Cultural Movement of Ladakh (SECMOL) founder Sonam Wangchuk and Bollywood actor and philanthropist Vivek Oberoi, among others.

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