In 2004 seven Agreements including a MoU between the Government of the Republic of India and the Government of the Union of Myanmar for Setting up Entrepreneurship Development Centre at Yangon; Letter of Understanding between Myanma Posts and Telecommunication and Telecommunications Consultant India Ltd. on Co-operation in Telecom Sector; Exim Bank's Line of Credit of US$56.358 Million to Myanmar for the Yangon-Mandalay Trunkline Railway Project; and a MoU on Cooperation in the field of Railways between the Government of India and the Government of the Union of Myanmar were signed between India and Myanmar. A joint project on installation of tidal gauges in coastal Myanmar also fructified in April 2004.

Eight high-level visits have taken place between India and Myanmar in 2004. In January 2004, the Myanmar Minister of Communications, Posts and Telegraphs, Brig-Gen. Thein Zaw visited Hyderabad to attend the Second Asia Information Ministers' Meeting (12-13 January, 2004). In the same month, the Governor of West Bengal, Shri Viren J. Shah paid a week-long goodwill visit to Myanmar. During the visit, he called on Senior General Than Shwe, Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council. He also toured important cities of upper Myanmar i.e. Bagan, Mandalay and Taunggyi. The Myanmar Minister for Energy, Brig-Gen. Lun Thi, visited India from 28-30 January, 2004 at the invitation of Shri Ram Naik, Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas. Maj-Gen. Aung Hlaing, Deputy Minister for Defence and Colonel Thein Htay from Myanmar Ministry of Defence visited India from 4-8th February, 2004 to participate in DEFEXPO India-2004 at the invitation of Indian Defence Minister. Myanmar Foreign Minister U Win Aung paid a short visit to India on July 24. Myanmar Railway Minister (MRM) Maj-Gen. Aung Min headed a 6-member delegation to India from July 26 to August 3, 2004. Shri Shyam Saran, Foreign Secretary of India visited Myanmar from October 3-5, 2004 for Foreign Office Consultations.

The Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council of Myanmar, Senior General Than Shwe paid a State visit to India from 24-29 October 2004 at the invitation of Rashtrapatiji. He was accompanied by a high-level delegation comprising eight Cabinet Ministers including Ministers for Foreign Affairs, Industry, Energy, Rail Transportation, Communications, Science and Technology, Health and Religious Affairs. Senior General Than Shwe’s visit was historic in nature, being the first Head of State level visit from Myanmar in 24 years and the first Head of State - Head of Government level interaction in 17 years. Apart from Delhi, the VVIP delegation is visiting Agra, Bangalore, Sarnath, Bodh Gaya and Kolkata.

During his visit, Senior General Than Shwe met with President and Vice President and held wide-ranging talks with Prime Minister on bilateral, regional and global issues of mutual interest and concern. A Memorandum of Understanding for Cooperation in the field of Non-Traditional Security Issues (counter-terrorism) was signed between the two countries. Both sides also expressed great interest in furthering cooperation in the field on infrastructural projects and energy. A MoU on the Tamanthi Hydroelectric Project on the Chindwin River in Myanmar was also signed, as was a Cultural Exchange Programme for 2004-06. In the Joint Statement released at the end of the visit, the Myanmar government expressed full support for India’s bid for permanent membership of the UN Security Council.

Five bilateral meetings also took place at ministerial level between EAM Shri K.Natwar Singh and Myanmar’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, U. Nyan Win; Commerce and Industry Minister, Shri Kamal Nath and Myanmar’s Minister for Industry- I, U. Aung Thaung; Minister for Railways, Shri Laloo Prasad Yadav and Myanmar’s Minister for Rail Tansportation, Major General Aung Min; Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Shri Dayanidhi
Maran and Myanmar’s Minister for Communications, Posts and Telegraphs, Brig.Gen. Thein.