YANGON, June 29 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar and Thailand will restart their boundary demarcation that was delayed during the tenure of former Myanmar government, the Myanmar Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.
The statement was issued three days after Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi concluded her three-day visit to Thailand on Saturday.
Diplomatic channel will be sought to hold a joint boundary committee (JBC) meeting in Myanmar on the matter, it said.
During Suu Kyi's visit, three documents including a memorandum of understanding on labor cooperation, an agreement on cooperation in the employment of workers and a transboundary agreement were signed, the statement said.
With regard to labor affairs, the two countries agreed that Certificate of Identity will be issued to Myanmar migrant workers in Thailand who hold Myanmar provisional passports with less than two-year visa grant and Thai-issued temporary stay permit (TR-38/Pink Card).
After citizenship scrutiny, the Myanmar migrant workers will be given ordinary passports which ensure them to benefit from socio- and health-security and protect them from undesirable loss.
One more border gate will be opened in addition to the three existing ones to facilitate migrant workers for cross-border employment.
Some 196 Myanmar refugees in the Thai camps have expressed their desire to return to home towns and a team of government representatives will take the matter of repatriation and resettlement after citizenship scrutiny, the statement said.
