The Defence Minister Shri AK Antony is on an official visit to Myanmar on 21-22 January, 2013 on the invitation of the Myanmar Government. Shri Antony is travelling with a high level delegation, comprising the Defence Secretary Shri Shashikant Sharma, GoC-in-C Eastern Army Command Lt. Gen D Suhag, Vice Chief of Naval Staff Vice Adml R Dhowan and other senior officials.
During the visit, Shri Antony is to call on the President of Myanmar and have consultations with the Myanmar Defence Minister and the C-in-C of the Myanmar Defence Forces. Shri Antony will be discussing issues relating to border management, armed forces interactions and other defence and security matters of interest to both countries.
Both sides will discuss modalities for improving mechanisms for patrolling by own forces along land and maritime boundaries in order to curb activities of insurgent groups and other illegal and criminal activities in these areas. Both sides are agreed that neither should allow their territory to be used for activities detrimental to the security of the other. Both countries have agreed to conduct periodic coordinated land and maritime patrols.