Thai-Myanmar checkpoint to be reopened Monday
The Mae Sot-Myawaddy checkpoint on the Thai-Myanmar border will be reopened Monday after more than a year of closure, the Bangkok Post reported on Saturday.
Deputy governor of the border province of Tak Wuthi Sithisurat said on Saturday that he had been confirmed of the reopening of the checkpoint by the governor of Myawaddy, Myanmar.
Myanmar had invited Thai authorities and leading members of the Tak Chamber of Commerce and Federation of Thai Industries to attend the opening ceremony of a border economic zone on December 5.
The ceremony would also be attended by high-level officials from Myanmar capital Nay Pyi Daw.
The check-point has been closed since July 18 last year.
The Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge would be opened as usual.
The Bangkok Post said the reopening of the Mae Sot-Myawaddy checkpoint followed a contact between Thai Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul and his Myanmar counterpart.
Editor: Yang Lina
English.news.cn 2011-12-03 17:56:03 FeedbackPrintRSS
BANGKOK, Dec. 3 (Xinhua)
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