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Indian, Myanmar armies review situation in border areas
April 24, 2008: (PTI) Kohima: A 15-member team of Myanmar Army has discussed with their Indian counterparts ways on further strengthening co-operation in areas of border management to check trafficking of narcotics and arms and movements of insurgents and anti-socials.
During the interaction on Wednesday, both sides reviewed progress made in curtailing cross border insurgency, arms and narcotics smuggling and maintenance of the sanctity of the international border, defence sources said here.
The Myanmarese side was led by Brig Gen Tin Maung Ohn during the deliberations at the Army's three Corps headquarter at Rangapahar near Dimapur, held as part of the two-day biannual sectoral level liaison meeting between the two sides.
The Indian side was led by Maj Gen T S Handa, GoC of Imphal based 57th Mountain Division. The Myanmarese delegation also called on the GoC of 3 Corps Lt Gen M S Dadwal.
Such liaison meetings, held twice in a year in either country, helps consolidating better understanding, promoting friendly relations between the two neighbours and reducing menace of insurgency and trafficking of arms and narcotics by joint efforts.
India and Myanmar share over 1,600 km-long border criss-crossing the north eastern states of Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh.
The thick jungles of northern Myanmar with
poor physical infrastructure are being used by insurgents from North Eastern
states as safe hideouts and ethnic rebel groups of the neighbouring country.
The Myanmar Army will leave for Kolkatta on Thursday. The next meeting between the two sides will be held in Myanmar.