Editing Foreign relations of Myanmar (section)

==Other Asian countries==

===East Timor===
{{Excerpt|East Timor–Myanmar relations}}

===North Korea===
{{main|Myanmar–North Korea relations}}

{{citation needed span|Myanmar and [[North Korea]] generally enjoy good relations. Myanmar has an embassy in [[Pyongyang]]|date=September 2018}} and North Korea has an embassy in Yangon.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Wertz|first1=Daniel|last2=Oh|first2=JJ|last3=Kim|first3=Insung|date=August 2016|title=Issue Brief: DPRK Diplomatic Relations|publisher=The National Committee on North Korea|url=http://www.ncnk.org/resources/publications/NCNK_Issue_Brief_DPRK_Diplomatic_Relations.pdf|access-date=19 January 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161228074114/http://www.ncnk.org/resources/publications/NCNK_Issue_Brief_DPRK_Diplomatic_Relations.pdf|archive-date=28 December 2016|page=2}}</ref>

====History====
Since they both achieved independence in 1948, Burma and North Korea have enjoyed a chequered relationship.{{sfn|Selth|2004|p=1}} Burma expressed diplomatic support for the UN forces during the [[Korean War]],{{sfn|Selth|2004|p=2}} but after the signing of the 1953 armistice it established good working relations with the two Koreas. Consular links with both states were established in 1961 and full diplomatic relations followed in 1975.{{sfn|Selth|2004|p=4}} During the 1960s and 1970s, General [[Ne Win]]'s government made efforts to balance the competing demands of North Korea and [[South Korea]] for recognition, diplomatic support and trade. However, during the late 1970s the relationship with Pyongyang became slightly stronger than that with [[Seoul]], as Ne Win and the [[Burma Socialist Programme Party]] forged fraternal ties with [[Kim Il Sung]] and the [[Workers' Party of Korea]].{{sfn|Selth|2004|p=5}}{{efn|{{citation needed span|The Burma Socialist Programme Party’s policies favouring economic autarky were seen as being similar to Kim Il-sung’s [[juche]] (self-reliance) philosophy|date=September 2018}}}}

====The assassination attempt in 1983====
The bilateral relationship with North Korea dramatically collapsed in 1983, after Pyongyang allegedly sent three agents to Yangon to assassinate South Korean President [[Chun Doo Hwan]], who was making a state visit to Burma. Due to a last minute, unannounced change to his schedule, Chun survived [[Rangoon bombing|the massive bomb attack]] at the [[Martyrs' Mausoleum]], but 17 South Korean and four Burmese officials, including four Korean Cabinet ministers, were killed. Forty-six others were injured.<ref>The Bomb Attack at the Martyr’s Mausoleum in Rangoon: Report on the Findings by the Enquiry Committee and the Measures taken by the Burmese Government</ref>

There was probably at least one bilateral agreement as early as 2000, but the relationship seemed to reach a major turning point around 2003. In July that year, it was reported that between 15 and 20 North Korean technicians were working at the Monkey Point naval base in Yangon.<ref>'North Koreans return to Burma', Far Eastern Economic Review, 10 July 2003, p. 8.</ref> A UN report released on 1 February 2018 cited North Korean ballistic missile transfers to the Myanmar army.<ref>AFP news Agency. (3 February 2018). "North Korea arming Syria, Myanmar: UN report." [http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/02/north-korea-arming-syria-myanmar-report-180203064444145.html Al Jazeera website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180203213942/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/02/north-korea-arming-syria-myanmar-report-180203064444145.html |date=3 February 2018 }} Retrieved 3 February 2018.</ref>

===Maldives===
In September 2017, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Maldives announced that it was ceasing all trade ties with Myanmar in response to the government's treatment of the [[Rohingya people]] in [[Rakhine State]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2017/09/05/maldives-ceases-trade-with-myanmar-concerning-current-bengali-issues-in-rakhine.html |newspaper=[[The Jakarta Post]] |title=Maldives ceases trade with Myanmar concerning current Bengali issues in Rakhine |date=5 September 2017 |quote=The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Maldives released a statement on 3 Sept. saying that all trade ties between Myanmar and Maldives has been cut out as long as Myanmar government takes actions for the deeds committed towards Bengalis. |access-date=8 September 2017 |archive-date=8 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908045049/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2017/09/05/maldives-ceases-trade-with-myanmar-concerning-current-bengali-issues-in-rakhine.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Taiwan===
{{main|Myanmar–Taiwan relations}}
Although Myanmar [[Political status of Taiwan|officially recognises the PRC]] and not the [[Republic of China (Taiwan)]], there is much interaction between the two countries. Many Taiwanese nationals own businesses in Myanmar. There are direct air flights to [[Taipei]].<ref>[http://www.mizzima.com/news/regional/2300-taiwan-burma-sign-trade-pact.html Taiwan, Burma sign trade pact] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130530170040/http://mizzima.com/news/regional/2300-taiwan-burma-sign-trade-pact.html |date=30 May 2013 }}. Mizzima. 15 June 2009</ref> In the absence of diplomatic relations, Myanmar was represented by the [[Myanmar Trade Office, The Republic of the Union of Myanmar|Myanmar Trade Office]] in Taipei, and Taiwan remains represented by the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Yangon.

===Pakistan===
{{Main|Myanmar–Pakistan relations}}
[[Pakistan]] and Myanmar have cordial relations with each other, with embassies in each other's capitals. [[Pakistan International Airlines]] has flown to Yangon in the past and still operates Hajj charter flights on behalf of the Burmese government.

Pakistan has a diplomatic mission in [[Yangon]], whilst Myanmar maintains a diplomatic office in Islamabad.

===South Korea===
{{Main|Myanmar–South Korea relations}}

The [[Republic of Korea]] and [[Burma]] generally enjoy good relations. Burma has an embassy in [[Seoul]] and South Korea has an embassy in [[Yangon]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Asia-Pacific: Myanmar |url=http://www.mofa.go.kr/ENG/countries/asiapacific/countries/20070802/1_24414.jsp?menu=m_30_10 |publisher=[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (South Korea)|Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] |access-date=9 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904015758/http://www.mofa.go.kr/ENG/countries/asiapacific/countries/20070802/1_24414.jsp?menu=m_30_10 |archive-date=4 September 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>