At the invitation of  Senior General Min  Aung  Hlaing, Commander-in-Chief  of  Defence  Services  of  the  Republic of the Union of Myanmar, H.E. General  Tanasak  Patimapragorn, Chief of  Defence  Forces  of  the  Royal  Thai  Armed  Forces, paid  an  official  visit  to  the  Republic  of  the  Union  of  Myanmar  to  attend  the  2nd  Meeting  of  the  Thailand – Myanmar High  Level  Committee (HLC) in Bagan.

The  2nd  HLC  Meeting  was  held  in Bagan, on  21st August  2014, co-chaired by the Chief of Defence Forces of Thailand and the Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services of Myanmar.  During the Opening Ceremony, both sides reiterated the strong friendship and close relations between the two Armed Forces, which have been continuously progressing. Both sides also reaffirmed their commitment to further enhancing cooperation between both Armed Forces for peace, security, prosperity, and well-being of the peoples of both countries.

During the Meeting, both sides discussed plans to strengthen the relations between the two Armed Forces, including the exchange of visits, the military goodwill sports activities, the cooperation on training and education programmes, the exchange of military trainings, the Navy-to-Navy Talks, the Air Working Group Bilateral Meeting, the military intelligence exchange, and the cooperation on counter-terrorism. The Meeting also agreed to enhance cooperation in other aspects, such as the humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, the prevention and suppression of narcotic drugs, as well as to review the MOU on the Establishment of the Regional Border Committee (RBC).

In addition, the Meeting acknowledged the outcomes of the discussion between the Chief  of  National  Council  for  Peace  and  Order (NCPO), the Chief  of  Defence  Forces, and the Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services of Myanmar on 4th July 2014 during the  goodwill  visit  of  the Commander-in-Chief  of  Defence Services of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar  to  Thailand.  The discussion touched upon a number of important issues, notably, the preparation for the  eventual return of  the  displaced  persons,  the survey and demarcation of boundary, and the cooperation on  management of migrant workers.

The Thai Chief of Defence Forces will also pay a courtesy call on H.E. U Thein Sein, President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar on 22nd August 2014.