A Myanmar delegation led by Deputy Minister for Cooperatives and Rural Development U Myint Soe left Yangon for Bangkok, Thailand, yesterday to attend the 24th Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific — CIRDAP Governing Council Meeting, chaired and hosted by Thailand.

The deputy minister and delegation were seen off at Yangon International Airport by departmental officials from the Ministry of Cooperatives and Rural Development.

The Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP) is made up of 15 member countries in Asia and the Pacific region with the aim of promoting rural cooperation carried out by member countries and participating as a service organization in carrying out rural development activities with the cooperation of the people.

The Governing Council Meeting and the Executive Committee Meeting of the CIRDAP organization are held alternately in the member countries every two years, so the 34th Executive Committee Meeting was held on 4 and 5 June 2024, and the 24th Governing Council Meeting will be held on 6 June in Bangkok, Thailand. Representatives from the CIRDAP member countries will join the meeting to share and exchange activities related to the rural development of the member countries and discuss CIRDAP’s plans.  

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