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Myanmar says relations strong with



Myanmar says relations strong with India 
09:13 a.m. Mar 05, 1998 Eastern 
YANGON, March 5 (Reuters) - One of Myanmar's (Burma's) top generals praised
relations with India and said his country would never allow any activity on
its soil which could hurt neighbouring countries, the Myanmar News Agency
reported on Thursday. 

Some local analysts interpreted Khin Nyunt's comments as a sign of a thawing
of ties which were strained when the Indian government granted sanctuary to
some exile groups after the military seized power in late 1988. 

Lieutenant-General Khin Nyunt, Secretary One of the ruling State Peace and
Development Council (SPDC), made the comments after inspecting a road near
the India border which was being renovated with Indian assistance. 

``I would like to reiterate that Myanmar will never allow any activity which
will damage her neighbours to take place on her soil,'' the MNA quoted Khin
Nyunt as saying in his address at a meeting in Tamu, a town near the
Myanmar-India border. 

He said he was delighted to see a recent improvement in ties between the
neighbouring nations, and thanked the Indian government for extending a $10
million loan late last year. 

Copyright 1998 Reuters Limited.