YANGON, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar and Bangladesh have agreed to start consultation for verification and repatriation of refugees who fled the armed men's Oct. 9 attacks on three border posts in Myanmar's Rakhine state, said a statement of the Myanmar Foreign Ministry Friday.
The statement came after the visit of Myanmar Minister of State for Foreign Affairs U Kyaw Tin to Bangladesh as special envoy of State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi over the last two days.
The Myanmar minister met with Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali, and the two sides discussed issues of mutual interest, expressing the common desire to deepen bilateral relations and cooperation between the two countries, the statement said.
They also agreed to resume the existing annual bilateral consultation mechanism as well as to hold regular meetings between the two border security forces and army-to-army talks, it added.
The two sides also emphasized the importance of exchanging information in order to maintain peace and security along the border and prevent infiltration of terrorists.
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