 “The two leaders highlighted that one of the greatest challenges at present for both countries and their respective regions – south-east Asia and Europe – is migration,” read a statement released after their meeting.it also said “They noted that both regions have seen the emergence of the issue of co-existence with continuously growing Muslim populations.”

The Government of Ireland established diplomatic relations with Myanmar on a non-resident basis on 10 February 2004.The Irish Government was still concerned about the arbitrary detention of the opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.