PM Modi meets Myanmar's military chief in Bangkok, quad pledges joint support for earthquake relief efforts

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Myanmar Senior General Min Aung Hlaing in Bangkok, condoling the loss of life in the recent earthquake that claimed over 3,000 lives. The two leaders addressed bilateral relations, with an emphasis on sectors such as connectivity, capacity building, and development of infrastructure.

India's support to Myanmar

PM Modi assured that India is making all efforts to assist Myanmar at this critical juncture. The Quad allies, namely India, Australia, Japan, and the US, have pledged humanitarian assistance of more than $20 million to aid the earthquake-hit areas.

ထိုင်းနိုင်ငံ ဘန်ကောက်မြို့တွင် ကျင်းပသည့် BIMSTEC ထိပ်သီးအစည်းအဝေးတွင်မြန်မာနိုင်ငံမှ ဗိုလ်ချုပ်မှူးကြီး မင်းအောင်လှိုင်နှင့် သီးခြားတွေ့ဆုံခဲ့ပါသည်။ ပြင်းထန်သော ငလျင် လှုပ်ခတ်ခဲ့ခြင်းကြောင့် အသက်အိုးအိမ် စည်းစိမ်များ ပျက်စီးဆုံးရှုံးခဲ့ရသည့်အတွက် ဝမ်းနည်းကြောင်း ထပ်လောင်း… pic.twitter.com/Lb4JKHXelc

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 4, 2025

Joint statement on Myanmar earthquake response

The Quad allies issued a statement, welcoming the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' messages and the aid provided by neighboring nations to vulnerable communities. All concerned were requested to provide a safe environment to ensure the provision of humanitarian aid in a timely manner.

BIMSTEC summit and maritime cooperation agreement

PM Modi visited the 6th BIMSTEC summit, where Thailand, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Myanmar, and Bhutan leaders saw the signing of the Agreement on Maritime Cooperation. Leaders also marked a minute of silence for the people affected by the Myanmar earthquake.