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Myanmar, India bolster cooperation in border security

Myanmar and India have agreed to act against insurgents groups operating in the two countries and strengthen collaboration in international border management.
Myanmar, India bolster cooperation in border security ảnh 1Myanmar and India have agreed to act against insurgents groups operating in the two countries and strengthen collaboration in international border management (Photo: AP)
New Delhi (VNA) – Myanmar and India have agreed to actagainst insurgents groups operating in the two countries and strengthencollaboration in international border management.

The agreement was reached at the 22nd national-level meeting betweenMyanmar and India, which took place in New Delhi on October 25 and 26.

The Myanmar delegation was led by Deputy Minister of Home Affairs MajorGeneral Aung Thu while the Indian delegation was headed by Home Secretary RajivGauba.

The agreement on international border management included constructionof subsidiary border makers to better demarcate the 1,643 km border between thetwo nations.

The two sides also agreed on facilitating movement of people and tradeacross the international border and cooperate in preventing smuggling ofwildlife and narcotic drugs, said an official of the Indian Minister of HomeAffairs.

While in India, the Myanmar delegation also paid a courtesy visit toIndian Home Minister Rajnath Singh.-VNA
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