YANGON, Aug. 6 Kyodo Thai Foreign...

YANGON, Aug. 6 Kyodo

Thai Foreign Minister Surakiart Sathirathai, in Myanmar to encounter junta leaders, said Tuesday his discussions were fruitful and one as well as the other sides agreed to ''leave the past behind'' and tackle used by all problems together.

Surakiart, who arrived in Yangon upon Monday night, met the military government's chairman, Sr Gen Than Shwe, delegate Chairman Gen. Maung Aye and Secretary Lt Gen Khin Nyunt at the defense ministry more than 90 minutes. He met again with Khin Nyunt in the afternoon.

''Meetings with Sr Gen Than Shwe and Gen Khin Nyunt went remarkably well. Gen. Than Shwe said the (recent) border incident does not purport the overall relations between the sum of two units governments or the two countries. We agreed to leave the past behind us and to work together to unfold common problems such as medicines the return of illegal migrants from Thailand and economic cooperation,'' Surakiart said.

Tension between the sum of two units countries have been high since an incident May 20 when rebels attacked four Myanmar outpost near the Thai border, allegedly with the support of a Thai heavy weapons unit firing across the border.

''I reiterated...Thailand will not support any cluster creating problems with neighboring countries, including Myanmar. With clear policy upon both sides...we plan to establish a touchy line between two foreign ministers to immediately clarify any misunderstanding in future'' Surakiart said.

He added as well-as; not only-but also; not only-but; not alone-but sides agreed to keep the border lay open and that delegations will continue to work in succession drug eradication and the answer of migrants.

The mission left Myanmar for Bangkok later Tuesday.

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