Myanmar Signs ISA Framework Agreement; Becomes 68th Member

On the sidelines of the ‘Delhi Dialogue 10’ of the India-ASEAN summit in New Delhi, the Minister of International Cooperation of Myanmar, Kyaw Tin has handed over the ISA Framework Agreement to the External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj.

Taking a step forward to combat climate change, Myanmar has recently joined the India-led International Solar Alliance (ISA) and has become the 68th member of the solar alliance.

On the sidelines of the ‘Delhi Dialogue 10’ of the India-ASEAN summit in New Delhi, the Minister of International Cooperation of Myanmar, Kyaw Tin has handed over the ISA Framework Agreement to the External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj.

The Ministry of External Affairs, Spokesperson, Raveesh Kumar informed through the tweet, “Mr. Kyaw Tin, Minister of International Cooperation of Myanmar handed over the ISA Framework Agreement to EAM @SushmaSwaraj on the sidelines of #DelhiDialogue10.”

“Myanmar became the 68th signatory to the Framework Agreement of the International Solar Alliance,” he added.

He further said that, both the leaders, Tin and Swaraj met and exchanged views on cementing bilateral cooperation between the two countries.

During her speech in the Ministerial Session at ‘Delhi Dialogue 10’, Sushma Swaraj said, “The Delhi Dialogue, has emerged as India’s foremost ASEAN-centred Track 1.5 Forum for realisation of full potential of India-ASEAN relations.”

ISA is the first international inter-governmental treaty based organization that will have a secretariat in India.

It provides a common platform for cooperation among sunny nations lying fully or partially between the Tropic of Cancer and Capricorn seeking to massively ramp up solar energy, in order to bend the global greenhouse emissions curve by providing clean and cheap energy.