Rangoon – Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Ms. Dipu Moni will arrive in Burma Thursday evening for a four day goodwill visit to promote the bilateral relationship between the two countries, according to a source close to the diplomatic mission.
During her four day trip, scheduled from May 14th to 17th, Ms. Dipu Moni will meet with Burmese Prime Minister Thein Sein, Foreign Minister Nyan Win and other ministers, the source added.
The two neighbors will discuss the promotion of bilateral relations and the problems regarding border issues such as human trafficking and the smuggling of drugs and arms.
“They will discuss the fencing along the border by the Myanmar [Burma] government,” the source said, referring the ongoing construction by Burma of a security fence on its side of the shared border.
Last year the navies from the two countries partook in a military standoff in the Bay of Bengal concerning a water territory dispute related to the exploration of offshore gas reserves by the Daewoo International Corporation.
The source said the two sides will also discuss cooperation in the agricultural and hydropower sectors.
