GANGTOK: A three day long Joint Secretary level meeting started On May 29 at Chintan Bhawan, Gangtok between India & Myanmar.
The meeting today was attended by 10 delegates from Myanmar including U Myat Ko (Director General GAD/MHA), U Kyin Lin (Director GAD/MHA), U Tinn Htut (Director GAD/ MHA), U Kyaw Tin (Director Political Department), U Khim Maung Tint (Chief Engineer), U Win Myint (Head of Sagaing Division), Police Col. Win Kyi (China State peace & Dev.), U Ln Pewin (Chairman Tamu Diot. Peace & Dev.), Lt. Col. Thit Lin Oha (General staff officer Ministry of Defense) & Police Lt. Col. Tun Hu (Deputy Director Transitional Organisation Crime).
The Indian delegates present at the meeting were GS Patnoile (Joint Sec to MHA), RR Jha (Director to NE-II, MHA), Sanjiv Kumar (Director, MO-2, Army HQ), Dr MC Tiwari (Deputy Surveyor General, Geological Survey of India), Col Dinesh Sharma (Director MO-2, Army HQ), Balwat Singh (Deputy Secretary BM-II), Lt Col. SS Bisht (GSO-I MI-6, Army HQ), PK Rawat (Section Officer), AK Verma (Deputy Director, MHA) and Raj Srivarlare (Deputy Sec. MEA). This meeting was also attended by various Joint Secretary of various departments of Sikkim.
The meeting deliberated on diverse issues including intelligence sharing, exchange of fishermen caught by both sides, open two or more trade points at Indian Burma border in Manipur.
The meeting also sought for finalisation of extent of access by road for the citizen of both countries in each others territories and the extent of financial aid to Burma given by the government of India for its infrastructural development. The meeting will continue till May 31.
The Indian delegates present at the meeting were GS Patnoile (Joint Sec to MHA), RR Jha (Director to NE-II, MHA), Sanjiv Kumar (Director, MO-2, Army HQ), Dr MC Tiwari (Deputy Surveyor General, Geological Survey of India), Col Dinesh Sharma (Director MO-2, Army HQ), Balwat Singh (Deputy Secretary BM-II), Lt Col. SS Bisht (GSO-I MI-6, Army HQ), PK Rawat (Section Officer), AK Verma (Deputy Director, MHA) and Raj Srivarlare (Deputy Sec. MEA). This meeting was also attended by various Joint Secretary of various departments of Sikkim.
The meeting deliberated on diverse issues including intelligence sharing, exchange of fishermen caught by both sides, open two or more trade points at Indian Burma border in Manipur.
The meeting also sought for finalisation of extent of access by road for the citizen of both countries in each others territories and the extent of financial aid to Burma given by the government of India for its infrastructural development. The meeting will continue till May 31.
