MYANMAR and Thailand discussed ways to strengthen bilateral relations, border security and cooperation in combatting transnational crime during a meeting in Nay Pyi Taw between senior security officials from the two countries.
U Tin Aung San, National Security Adviser and Union Minister at the Office of the President, received a delegation led by Mr Chatchai Bangchuad, Secretary-General of Thailand’s National Security Council, at the Office of the President in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday afternoon.
The two sides exchanged views on strengthening bilateral relations, border security and cooperation, efforts to combat transnational crime, online scams and drug trafficking. They also discussed cooperation in information security, border crossings and bilateral trade, environmental conservation, and ASEAN regional engagement and development.
Deputy ministers, departmental heads and officials from the President’s Office, the Ministry of Defence, the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation, and the Ministry of Commerce attended the meeting.
In the evening, U Tin Aung San hosted a dinner for the Thai delegation at Jasmine Nay Pyi Taw Hotel. Both U Tin Aung San and Mr Chatchai Bangchuad delivered remarks, while artists from the Ministry of Culture, Hotels and Tourism performed cultural programmes during the dinner. The two sides later exchanged gifts, and floral bouquets were presented to the performers.
The Thai delegation arrived in Myanmar on 26 August. During its visit, the delegation toured the Secretariat (former Ministers’ Office) in Yangon, the National Museum in Nay Pyi Taw and the White Elephant Pavilion, and paid visits to the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon and the Maravijaya Buddha Image in Dekkhinathiri Township, Nay Pyi Taw, where they offered flowers, drinking water, candles and other offerings. — MNA/ST
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