Editing Foreign relations of Myanmar (section)

====Modern Relations====
In 1949, soon after the independence of both countries, resident embassies were quickly established. The two countries continued their history of religious exchange during the [[Sixth Buddhist Council]], hosted by Burma. The Sri Lankan delegation played a leading role in the deliberations of the council of 2500 monks.<ref name="govlk">{{cite web |title=Myanmar- Sri Lanka Relations |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Sri Lanka |url=https://www.mfa.gov.lk/images/stories/Store/Image/Missions/sl%20-%20myanmar%20relation.pdf |language=en |access-date=16 January 2023 |archive-date=16 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230116211641/https://www.mfa.gov.lk/images/stories/Store/Image/Missions/sl%20-%20myanmar%20relation.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-05-17|title=On This Day {{!}} 65 Years Since Thousands of Monks Began Sixth Buddhist Council in Yangon|url=https://www.irrawaddy.com/specials/on-this-day/65-years-since-thousands-monks-began-sixth-buddhist-council-yangon.html|access-date=2021-05-08|website=The Irrawaddy|language=en-US|archive-date=26 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230126231057/https://www.irrawaddy.com/specials/on-this-day/65-years-since-thousands-monks-began-sixth-buddhist-council-yangon.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

During Myanmar's economic liberalisation of the 2010s, Myanmar and Sri Lanka furthered trade ties, signing joint trade agreements and cooperating on many development issues through [[Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation|BIMSTEC]].<ref name="diplomat"/> Sri Lankan President [[Maithripala Sirisena]] emphasized the two countries' similarities as Theravada Buddhist countries with an agricultural economy stating that Sri Lanka was a true friend of Myanmar ready to provide assistance in international forums.<ref>{{cite web |title=Leaders of Sri Lanka & Myanmar agreed to strengthen economic and trade relations through Sri Lanka-Myanmar Joint Trade Agreement |website=Embassy of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka to the Republic of Poland |url=http://srilankaembassy.com.pl/leaders-of-sri-lanka-myanmar-agreed-to-strengthen-economic-and-trade-relations-through-sri-lanka-myanmar-joint-trade-agreement/ |access-date=16 January 2023 |language=en |archive-date=16 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230116211639/http://srilankaembassy.com.pl/leaders-of-sri-lanka-myanmar-agreed-to-strengthen-economic-and-trade-relations-through-sri-lanka-myanmar-joint-trade-agreement/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Today, the two maintain good relations with Sri Lanka presenting diplomatic credentials to Myanmar's [[State Administration Council]] (SAC_ despite international condemnation against the SAC for its [[Myanmar civil war (2021–present)|war]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Sri Lanka strengthens diplomatic ties with Myanmar's junta despite international condemnation |date=10 June 2022 |work=Tamil Guardian |url=https://www.tamilguardian.com/content/sri-lanka-strengthens-diplomatic-ties-myanmars-junta-despite-international-condemnation |language=en |access-date=16 January 2023 |archive-date=16 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230116211650/https://www.tamilguardian.com/content/sri-lanka-strengthens-diplomatic-ties-myanmars-junta-despite-international-condemnation |url-status=live }}</ref>