Myanmar reassures Bangladesh over border row

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Source: Reuters

DHAKA (Reuters) - Myanmar has informed Bangladesh it plans to build a barbed wire fence 100 meters (300 feet) from a border line and not close to the zero line, the state minister for foreign affairs said on Monday.

Hasan Mahmud's statement came after Bangladesh's foreign ministry official expressed concern over Myanmar's plans to build a barbed wire fence along a 40-km (25-mile) stretch of their border, renewing tensions after a resources dispute last year.

"This has partly eased our concern but we have asked them to tell us this in writing," Mahmud told reporters.

The minister said under international rules, a country can construct 50 meters (150 feet) off the zero line. Bangladesh does not plan to lodge an official protest, Mahmud added.



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