Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development : Dirk Niebel makes the case for donor harmonisation in Myanmar

Rangoon - German De­vel­op­ment Minister Dirk Niebel arrived in Myanmar today. He will attend a high-level EU de­vel­op­ment forum, chaired by the EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Catherine Ashton, and EU De­vel­op­ment Commissioner, Andris Piebalgs.

"Myanmar is embracing an open door policy," said Dirk Niebel. "The in­ter­national donor com­mu­ni­ty is supporting the coun­try on its chosen path towards human rights and democracy. It is crucial for the donors to take a harmonised approach and to ensure their co­op­er­a­tion is integrated and in line with the government's needs."

During a previous visit to Myanmar in February 2012, De­vel­op­ment Minister Niebel had already called for European Joint Programming in Myanmar. The European Commission has taken up this proposal and convened the donors for an initial high-level meeting.

In addition to attending the conference, De­vel­op­ment Minister Dirk Niebel will hold high-level talks with the Government of Myanmar on progress made in the areas of democratisation and human rights. He will also visit German-Myanmar de­vel­op­ment co­op­er­a­tion projects that were launched after Germany resumed its de­vel­op­ment co­op­er­a­tion with Myanmar.

source: 4-Traders

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