18 December 2012

News Story: India wants Myanmar defense cooperation


MUMBAI, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- India is proposing deeper defense ties with Myanmar after visits by high-ranking military officials.

Indian External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid last week concluded his first visit to Myanmar, meeting with President Thein Sein on Friday.

Khurshid proposed a bilateral friendship foundation modeled on the China-Myanmar friendship association in a bid to emphasize its strategic reliability, The Indian Express reported.

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