Russia-Burma relations
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| Title: | | Russia Urges Burma to Cooperate with UN |
| Date of publication: | | 23 December 2008 |
| Description/subject: | | Russia's ambassador to Burma has told Burmese Foreign Minister Nyan Win that Moscow will be in a better position to support the Naypyidaw regime if it cooperates with UN special envoy Ibraham Gambari, according to a leaked written account of their meeting.
The secret document, leaked to The Irrawaddy by a Burmese Foreign Ministry source, said the Russian ambassador, Mikhail Mgeladze, reassured Nyan Win of Moscow's continuing support, while urging cooperation with the UN. The two met on December 6 at Nyan Win's office in Rangoon. |
| Author/creator: | | Min Lwin |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | "The Irrawaddy" |
| Format/size: | | html |
| Date of entry/update: | | 07 March 2009 |
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| Title: | | Why Russia's mum on Myanmar |
| Date of publication: | | 10 October 2007 |
| Description/subject: | | "The current civil and political situation in Myanmar presents an opportunity for several major powers, namely Russia, China, India and the United States. Of these, Moscow has been working in concert with China to maintain the military-led status quo in Myanmar in order to preserve Russian interests.
For Russia, Myanmar is of growing economic interest since entering into various arms-for-energy access deals with the poor Southeast Asian country. In May, for example, Russian nuclear equipment export monopoly AtomStroyExport forged an agreement to construct a nuclear research center in Myanmar � an arrangement both sides say would be dedicated to only civilian uses, but one that has raised possible proliferation concerns among some Western countries..." |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | Asia Times Online |
| Format/size: | | html |
| Date of entry/update: | | 07 March 2009 |
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| Title: | | Myanmar and Russia: Strengthening Ties |
| Date of publication: | | 04 April 2007 |
| Description/subject: | | "On 20 March 2007, the oil and gas ministry of Kalmykia (a constituent republic of the Russian Federation) signed an agreement with Myanmar Oil and Gas Enterprise (MOGE) and Singapore's Silver Wave Energy for exploration and production of oil and gas from the B-2 onshore block, which borders India. According to reports quoting the Kalmykia republic's oil and gas minister, Boris Chedyrov, the participation will be "partial" with "only its specialists and drilling crews" taking part. Earlier in 2006, Russia's oil company Zarubezhneft and Myanmar's Energy Ministry signed a production-sharing contract for oil and gas exploration and production in Block M-8 of Mottama offshore fields in Southern Myanmar. Russia's importance for Myanmar was demonstrated earlier this year when it vetoed the US-sponsored resolution on Myanmar in the UN Security Council. Russia's veto (along with that of China's) was welcomed by Myanmar's junta. On several occasions its leadership has thanked Russia for vetoing the resolution, which from Myanmar's viewpoint, marks another cornerstone in its relations with Russia..." |
| Author/creator: | | K Yhome |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi via Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies |
| Format/size: | | html |
| Date of entry/update: | | 07 March 2009 |
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| Title: | | Rangoon Forges Closer Ties with Moscow |
| Date of publication: | | 05 April 2006 |
| Description/subject: | | "Amid growing international pressure -- â€particularly from the US" -- to institute long-promised democratic reforms, the Burmese junta's lieutenant is likely to seek diplomatic favors from Moscow during his four-day state visit, which ends on Wednesday.
According to reports from Moscow, bilateral agreements on cooperation in the oil sector, the fight against drug trafficking and the protection of secret information have been reached between the two countries..." |
| Author/creator: | | Aung Lwin Oo |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | "The Irrawaddy" |
| Format/size: | | html |
| Date of entry/update: | | 07 March 2009 |
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