Foreign Myanmar Policy
Independent sovereign nations, in dealing with other independent stats, have laid down and exercised such foreign Myanmar policies as to serve their national interests. Myanmar after regaining independence on 4 January 1948, also laid down a foreign policy compatible with prevailing conditions of the state and world situation that could serve most the interest of Myanmar. It was the independent and active foreign Myanmar policy.
Myanmar an independent and active Myanmar foreign policy is accord with the following principles;-
- to always seriously uphold the principle of equality between peoples and equality between States and the five principles of peaceful co-existence;
- to eschew partiality in world affairs, determine the truth independently and adopt an attitude on such a determination;
- to maintain friendly relations with all nations and especially good neighbourly relations with neighbouring States;
- to support the united nations and UN organizations and actively participate in their works;
- to undertake beneficial bilateral and multilateral cooperative ventures within the framework of the independent foreign Myanmar policy;
- to coordinate and cooperate with regional states in regional economic and social affairs;
- to actively work for world peace and security, against imperialism, colonialism and neo-colonialism, for non-intervention and non-domination by one state in another state's affairs, and for creation of equitable economic conditions;
- to accept for assistance and aid offered for national development and without string attached.
This Myanmar foreign policy is adopted as a being the true course of action in the contexts of the world situation and Myanmar's situation.
