THE opening ceremony of the 38th Myanmar-Thailand Regional Border Commit­tee meeting took place in Kengtung Township, Shan State (East), on Tuesday.

During the event, My­anmar delegation leader Maj-Gen Kyaw Lin Maung and Thai delegation leader Lt-Gen Warathep Boonya made remarks.

During the meeting, the two sides discussed matters relating to the Myanmar-Thailand border, ongoing and future bilater­al cooperation in prevent­ing and suppressing drug trafficking, continued gov­ernment-to-government cooperation to combat the presence of illegal foreign nationals and online scam and illegal gambling oper­ations in border areas and sector-wise cooperation in the border areas.

In the evening, Maj- Gen Kyaw Lin Maung host­ed a dinner at the Seinpann Ni Ni Hall in honour of the head of the Thai delegation, Lt-Gen Warathep Boon­ya, and members of both delegations attending the meeting. During the event, the two sides exchanged commemorative gifts.

The second day of the meeting was held yester­day, and the two leaders approved and signed the meeting agreements, and delivered speeches.

The delegation leaders exchanged commemora­tive plaques representing the two countries.

During their stay in Myanmar to attend the 38th Myanmar-Thailand Regional Border Commit­tee meeting, members of the Thai delegation paid homage to the Maravijaya Buddha Image in Nay Pyi Taw, visited the Memori­al to the Fallen Heroes in Nay Pyi Taw where they laid wreaths in tribute, paid homage at renowned pagodas in Kengtung, and toured famous land­marks in Nay Pyi Taw and Kengtung. — MNA/KTZH