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Subject: Chuan to raise drugs issue in talks with Than Shwe



March 2, 1999 
BURMA
Chuan to raise drugs issue in talks with Than Shwe

Army border units told to be prepared
Wassana Nanuam

The prime minister will rais= e drugs production and smuggling along the
border
with his Burmese counterpart due for a two-day visit next week.

Chuan Leekpai, also defence minister, expects full cooperation from Burma in
formulating plans to combat trafficking, said a source.

Gen Than Shwe is due to visit Thailand between March 8-9 in the wake of
long-standing border conflicts as talks to settle the disputes are under way.
His visit follows that of Win Aung, the Burmese foreign minister, who was here
last month.

The talks were supported by Gen Surayud Chulanont, army chief, Gen Teeradej
Meepien, permanent secretary for defence, and Gen Mongkol Ampornpisit, supreme
commander, at the Defence Council talks last week.

Meanwhile, Gen Surayud has ordered troops along the border to be prepared
despite pending talks later this month, an army source said.

Thailand and Burma will discuss confidence-building measures at the Regional
Border Committee in Phuket in the middle of this month.

According to the source, Gen Surayud plans to invite senior Burmese figures at
the regional level to visit Thailand to strengthen relations.
"Although the army chief emphasises the Foreign Ministry takes the lead in
solving problems with Burma, he considers personal relationships crucial,"
said
the source.

A number of army colonels is to be selected to participate in a Thai-Burmese
language exchange programme resulting from Gen Surayud's visit to Burma last
month, he added. 
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