Diplomats briefed on recent attack on
Pachee outpost

Yangon, 26 April — A briefing on incidents at the Myanmar-Thai border, particularly the recent attack on Pachee outpost, was given to the Heads of Diplomatic Missions here by Deputy Minister U Khin Maung Win of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at Wunzin Minyarzar Hall, Ministry of Foreign Affairs at 4.30 pm today.

Deputy Minister U Khin Maung Win briefed the diplomats with maps on the situation.

In his briefing, the deputy minister stated that Myanmar has always adhered to the Five Principles of Peaceful Co-existence in its relations with the neighbouring countries.

However, in some of the battles which took place at the Myanmar-Thai Border, it has been found that some Thai troops were not only providing assistance to the drug trafficking insurgent group SURA led by Ywet Sit but were also directly involved in the assaults on Myanmar outpost. Moreover, Thai media had also spread false and fabricated allegations against Myanmar regarding narcotic drugs. The deputy minister also stated that such action could adversely affect the existing relations between the two countries.

Then, the deputy minister answered the queries raised by the diplomats.

The briefing was attended by Dean of the Diplomatic Corps Ambassador of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic Mr Ly Bounkham and other heads of missions. After the briefing, the diplomats viewed the maps showing the attack launched by SURA opium insurgents on Pachee outpost in Mongton Township and the camps of SURA insurgents based on the side of Thailand along the Myanmar-Thai border.

It is known that the Thai troops are stationed together with members of Ywet Sit group at the Pachee outpost. The Tatmadaw is drawing strategies to reoccupy the outpost.

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