Memo: Joint statement by the President of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy, the President of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso, and the President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, U Thein Sein: Building a Lasting EU-Myanmar Partnership

On 5 March 2013, the President of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy, the President of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso, and the President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, U Thein Sein, agreed that, in light of the historic changes in Myanmar, they will work in partnership:

- To make Myanmar into a modern democracy

- To achieve a lasting peace

- To promote human rights and the rule of law for all people living in Myanmar

- To work with Myanmar as an active and respected member of the international community

- To create an EU-Myanmar partnership in trade and investment

- To work together on preparedness, response and resilience to emergencies, by building up a professional and effective response system

- To build a development partnership

- To bring the societies closer, through academic exchanges, media contacts, tourism and cultural cooperation.

• Primary Source

EU: EEAS: Myanmar (Burma) http://eeas.europa.eu/myanmar/

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