Thai PM: Thai-Myanmar Relations Sound at National LevelBilateral relations between Thailand and Myanmar remain sound at the national level, although some problems may exist at the local level, Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said Tuesday.Thaksin was quoted by the official Thai News Agency as saying that Thailand would treat Myanmar as an allied nation with sound relations because bilateral ties between the two countries at the national level had remained normal. "We have no problems with Rangoon at the national level, though some problems may exist at the local level due to suspects on drugs problems along the border," he was quoted as saying. "We have evidences that the ethnic Red Wa group has been involved in drugs problems in Thailand. Therefore, the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs will seek clarification and guarantee from Rangoon whether it gives any support to the Red Wa group," he said. Thailand wanted cooperation from Rangoon in dealing with drugs problems, said the Thai premier. Thaksin made the remarks after Thailand reopened a key check point in Northern province of Chiang Rai on Monday while the Myanmar side failed to reopen its check point as the both sides had agreed, the report said. |
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