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India and Myanmar all set to check drug trafficking
IMPHAL, Jan 9
Authorities of the tow neighboring countries of the Myanmar and India have
to a
greed to beef up security on either side of the border to check cross border
smuggling of narcotics and psychotropic substances.
The decision to check cross border sumggling was arrived during the
Indo-Myanmar talk held on January 7 in Shillong. The Union minister of the
commerce and industry and the Union power minister represented India at the
talk. Chief secretaries of Mizoram, Arunachal Prates and Manipur took part=
in
the talk. Union home ministry officials also attended the meeting. High
ranking
officails including the vice chairman of peace and development council
represended the Myanmares side. =20
Talking to The Sangai Express chief secretary H Jelly who returned Imphal
today
after attending the meeting, saide countries have agreed to intensify=
security
and check cross border sumggling of drugs and other psychotropic substances=
on
a war footing.
A sectorall level meeting will be held at Aizawl next month as a follow up
measure, he saide. The next meeting may be held Imphal.
A joint inspection team of the two countries are presently conducting=
surveys
over boundary disputes between the two countries. A cabinet sub
comminittee of
the state government has also been institused to in to the matter.
The metting endorsed the idea of the further promoting border trade and the
Indian delegations gave assurances to their Myanmares counterpart of full
co-operation. Both countries recommended the idea of adding more
commodities to
present 22 items for cross border trade. Opening of the UBI branch at Moreh=
to
facilitate smooth flow of trade and commerce was mooted. Efforts are also
on to
extend telecommunication link to Tamu. The meeting also discussed the=
prograss
of the 170 km long road linking kalimeo to Tamu. The road is being=
constructed
by the BRTF. =20
The Sangai Express , IMPHAL MONDAY 10 JANUARY 2000 VOL 1/118
ABSDF (Western-Burma)
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<font size=3D4 color=3D"#808080"><b>India and Myanmar all set to check drug
trafficking<br>
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</font><font size=3D3 color=3D"#000000">IMPHAL, Jan 9<br>
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</b>Authorities of the tow neighboring countries of the Myanmar and India
have to a greed to beef up security on either side of the border to check
cross border smuggling of narcotics and psychotropic substances.<br>
<br>
The decision to check cross border sumggling was arrived during the
Indo-Myanmar talk held on January 7 in Shillong. The Union minister of
the commerce and industry and the Union power minister represented India
at the talk. Chief secretaries of Mizoram, Arunachal Prates and Manipur
took part in the talk. Union home ministry officials also attended the
meeting. High ranking officails including the vice chairman of peace and
development council represended the Myanmares side. <br>
<br>
Talking to <b>The Sangai Express </b>chief secretary H Jelly who returned
Imphal today after attending the meeting, saide countries have agreed to
intensify security and check cross border sumggling of drugs and other
psychotropic substances on a war footing.<br>
<br>
A sectorall level meeting will be held at Aizawl next month as a follow
up measure, he saide. The next meeting may be held Imphal.<br>
<br>
A joint inspection team of the two countries are presently conducting
surveys over boundary disputes between the two countries. A cabinet
sub comminittee of the state government has also been institused to in to
the matter.<br>
<br>
The metting endorsed the idea of the further promoting border trade and
the Indian delegations gave assurances to their Myanmares counterpart of
full co-operation. Both countries recommended the idea of adding more
commodities to present 22 items for cross border trade. Opening of the
UBI branch at Moreh to facilitate smooth flow of trade and commerce was
mooted. Efforts are also on to extend telecommunication link to Tamu. The
meeting also discussed the prograss of the 170 km long road linking
kalimeo to Tamu. The road is being constructed by the BRTF.
<br>
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</font><font size=3D4><b>The Sangai Express</b><font size=3D4>
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(Western-Burma)<br>
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</font><font size=3D3 color=3D"#008000">Tel/Fax <br>
</font><font color=3D"#00FF00">Imphal Office
</font><font color=3D"#0000FF">=A0=A0=A0=A0 : +91 385 310159<br>
</font><font color=3D"#00FF00">Foreign Affair
Office</font><font color=3D"#0000FF"> : +91 11 5541177<br>
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</font><font color=3D"#008000">E-mail <br>
</font><font color=3D"#00FF00">Imphal Office </font><font color=3D"#0000FF">=
:
<wb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx><br>
</font><font color=3D"#00FF00">Foreign Affair
Office</font><font color=3D"#0000FF">=A0 :
<honest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx><br>
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</font><font color=3D"#008000">Website :
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