The signing ceremony was the main outcome of an interparliamentary dialogue held at the level of Natalya Kochanova, Chairwoman of the Council of the Republic, and Aung Lin Dwe, Speaker of the House of Nationalities of the Assembly of the Union.

At the meeting, the speaker of the Council of the Republic stressed the two countries’ identical approaches in foreign policy, expressed in upholding sovereignty and independence and in non-interference in internal affairs. It was stressed that precisely such a policy should be key in the world today.