New Delhi: After the handover of five anti-India insurgents to the government of India in December 2021, the Myanmar government promised India that the government of Myanmar will never any insurgent to use its soil to engage in any hostile activities against India.
Myanmar’s Ambassador to India Moe Kyaw Aung in an interview said, “Myanmar and India have been enjoying traditionally close friendship and amity based on mutual respect”.
Aung further added that cooperation in the security and defense sector of both countries has strengthened over the years. Myanmar has reaffirmed our firm commitment to respecting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of India.
The Ambassador said that Myanmar and India were on the same page, as both agree that terrorism constitutes a significant threat to peace and stability in the region and should be confronted in all its forms and manifestations.
Moe Kyaw Aung also said that the Myanmar Armed Forces handed over a group of 22 Indian insurgents to the Government of India on May 15, 2020, as well as five Indian insurgents on December 15, 2021. They were linked to insurgent groups in Manipur– United National Liberation Front (UNLF), the People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK-Pro), Kanglei Yawol Kunna Lup (KYKL) and the People’s Liberation Army of Manipur (PLA), the National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB-S) 5 and the Kamtapur Liberation Organization (KLO).
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