§ Mr. ReedTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assistance has been given to the Thailand Government to prevent cross-border incursions by the Burmese military. [43470]
§ Mr. FatchettWe have received no request from the Thai authorities for assistance to prevent incursions from Burma. As EU Presidency, we have condemned recent incursions and highlighted their impact on refugees along 169W the Thai-Burma border. Our Embassies in Rangoon and Bangkok have raised our concerns with their host governments at a high level.
Most recently, I raised the issue of Burmese refugees in Thailand with General Chettla Thanajaro, Commander in Chief of the Royal Thai Army, in Bangkok on 29 May.