Yangon, Dec 26 (IANS): Myanmar has established diplomatic ties with Iceland, official media said Wednesday.
Iceland is the sixth country that Myanmar has forged links with in 2012 after Malawi, Bhutan, Luxembourg, Latvia and Estonia, reported Xinhua citing the New Light of Myanmar.
The diplomatic establishment with Iceland has brought the total number of countries in the world with which Myanmar has such links to 110 since it regained independence in 1948.
According to the foreign ministry, Myanmar has so far set up embassies in 30 countries and two permanent missions in New York and Geneva, and four consulates-general.
Twentyeight countries have their embassies in Myanmar. In addition, China and India have both set up consulates-general in Myanmar's Mandalay, the second largest city.