Russia is prepared to develop military and military-technical cooperation with Myanmar, Russia's Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin said at a meeting with the Chief of the General Staff of Myanmar's Armed Forces, Maung Maung Aye, TASS reported.

"We are going to further strengthen and develop relations between our countries, including those in the military and military-technical spheres," he said. "Myanmar is our strategic reliable partner in the Asia-Pacific Region and in Southeast Asia. Regrettably, the internal political situation in the country is rather serious, but we know that Myanmar's leadership is doing its utmost to achieve stabilization."

Fomin said that Myanmar's military delegation at the show Army-2021 would have an excellent opportunity to see a wide range of weapons of Russian manufacture.