President U Thein Sein received two delegations from the United States at the Presidential Palace here Tuesday.
During a meeting with members of the U.S. Broadcasting Board of Governors led by Governor Mr Matthew Armstrong, U Thein Sein discussed broadcasting services and the development of the Myanmar media industry.
The meeting was attended by union ministers and U.S. Ambassador to Myanmar Mr Derek Mitchell. In the afternoon, the president met a delegation of U.S. firms led by US-ASEAN Business Council Chairman Mr Alexander Feldman.
The delegates discussed electricity generation, transport, food production and creation of employment opportunities in the Myanmar.
The meeting was attended by senior ministers and representatives from U.S. firms AIG, Chevron, Coca-Cola, General Electric, Price Waterhouse Coopers, Archer Daniels Midland, Baker & McKenzie, Citi, Deloitte, Ford, Intel, Jhpiego, Time Warner and Visa.
