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NEW DELHI, Apr 11: Action against Indian insurgents in its territory will be initiated only after receiving military assis-tance from India, Myan- mar's Ambassador to India U Kyi Thein said on Saturday.
"We have informed India of our requirements to help us in fighting against the insurgents," the Ambassador said.
He, however, refused to divulge details about the kind of assistance it had sought from India. "India has agreed to provide us our military requirements, but I cannot share with you our requirements," Thein told a news agency in Shillong.
Thein, who was here to attend an international seminar on 'From Landlocked to Landlinked: North East India in BIMSTEC' at North Eastern Hill University in Meghalaya, further said: "We also shared the same problem (insurgency) like India. This problem will be sorted once India meet our requirements."
There are at least 15 insurgents' camps operating from Myanmar soil, fighting either for an autonomous or independent homeland in Manipur, Nagaland and Assam. Myanmar shares some 1,643 km long border between them.
The Centre has been requesting Yangon to take action against the rebels which include Manipur-based United National Liberation Front, People's Liberation Army (PLA), Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup, People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak; Assam-based United Libe- ration Front of Asom and both the warring factions of National Socialist Council of Nagaland operating from Sagaing division and the Chin State of Myanmar.
Thein, however, made it clear that the problem of insurgency across the India-Myanmar border can be sorted out through infrastructure development.
"We (India-Bangladesh) now plan to develop infrastructure in the border with special emphasis on enhancing connectivity," the Ambassador informed.
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