India and Myanmar hold another round of bilateral talks
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  • Myanmar and India concluded their ninth foreign office consultation on November 23 during which both sides agreed to cooperate on a wide range of bilateral issues. The meeting was held in Rangoon between delegations led by Myanmar’s Deputy Foreign Minister Kyaw Thu and Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon. Both sides agreed to strengthen cooperation in areas of trade and economic cooperation, as well as to undertake cross-border developmental projects, and cooperative ventures in IT, energy, power, education and training. A press release noted that "both countries stressed the need for greater vigilance at the border and agreed to enhance security cooperation to combat insurgent groups and arms smuggling."

    The consultations also welcomed the decisions taken during the Third Joint Trade Committee held in October. These decisions included the opening of a border trade point at Avakhung in Nagaland (India), and expanding the list of existing border trade items from 22 to 40. While India expressed an interest to enter into an arrangement for long-term purchase of pulses from Myanmar, it also announced the waiver of the ban on wheat export to Myanmar up to 950 tonnes. The consultation meeting also agreed to promptly implement the bilateral agreements signed during the visit of Vice Senior Gen. Maung Aye to India in April 20081.

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