NAY PYI TAW, 23 June - A delegation led by Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs U Maung Myint arrived back here today after participating in the First ASEM Ministerial Conference on Energy Security from 17 to 18 June in Brussels, Belgium.

At the invitation of European Commissioner for External Relations and European Neighbourhood Policy Ms Benita Ferrero-Waldner and European Commissioner for Energy Mr Aandris Piebalgs, the delegation attended the meeting.

According to the resolution of the 7th ASEM Summit in Beijing, the Republic of China, on 24 and 25 October, 2008, the 1st ASEM Ministerial Conference on Energy was held in Brussels. After becoming a member of ASEM in 2005, Myanmar participated in the meetings of ASEM which comprises 16 countries from Asia, 27 countries from Europe, European Commission and ASEAN Secretariat Office.

During the 1st ASEM Ministerial Conference on Energy, the participants of the meeting discussed matters related to cooperation between Asian countries and EU on challenges for energy security, global energy sufficiency, price of fuel and technology for energy.

During the stop over in Bangok on way back to Myanmar, Deputy Minister U Maung Myint held talks with Minister of Labour of Thailand Mr
Phaithoon Kaeothong over employment of Myanmar labourers in Thailand.

Also present at the meeting were Director-General of the Consular and Legal Affairs Department U Min Lwin and Deputy Director of the Ministry of Energy U Htin Aung.

(Source: The New Light of Myanmar dated 24 June 2009)