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Myanmar Ambassador Phae Thann Oo today (Tuesday) said his country was constructing a 40-mile long barbed wire fence in the border with Bangladesh.
The envoy said this to reporters after his meeting with State Minister for Foreign Affairs Hasan Mahmud at the foreign ministry.
"It's not a defence structure. It is for prevention of narcotics and human trafficking," the ambassador said.
The ambassador was summoned to the foreign ministry for “detailed explanation” on the fencing move.
However, a foreign ministry spokesperson on behalf of the state minister said, “There is nothing wrong with it.”
“The construction of the barbed-wire fence will not worsen relations between Bangladesh and Myanmar,” said the spokesperson.
Myanmar Ambassador Phae Thann Oo today (Tuesday) said his country was constructing a 40-mile long barbed wire fence in the border with Bangladesh.
The envoy said this to reporters after his meeting with State Minister for Foreign Affairs Hasan Mahmud at the foreign ministry.
"It's not a defence structure. It is for prevention of narcotics and human trafficking," the ambassador said.
The ambassador was summoned to the foreign ministry for “detailed explanation” on the fencing move.
However, a foreign ministry spokesperson on behalf of the state minister said, “There is nothing wrong with it.”
“The construction of the barbed-wire fence will not worsen relations between Bangladesh and Myanmar,” said the spokesperson.
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