India to contribute US $ 200,000 for restoring Shwedagon Pagoda complex in Myanmar
India has decided to contribute US $ 200,000 towards repairs and renovation work at the holiest of Buddhist shrines in Myanmar – the Shwedagon Pagoda complex in Yangon.
During the visit of Minister of State for Commerce & Power to Yangon in May 24-25, 2008, he visited the Shwedagon Pagoda and witnessed the damage to some of the structures in the complex by the devastating cyclone in Myanmar earlier in May.
Given the close and friendly relations between the two countries, particularly India’s ancient civilizational and spiritual links with Myanmar and in keeping with our commitment to assist Myanmar in the rehabilitation phase, India will contribute a sum of US$ 200,000 for the renovation of the Shwedagon Pagoda complex.
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