Thailand's foreign minister arrived at the Myanmar border following clashes that have displaced junta troops from a trade hub. The conflict in Myanmar has led to people fleeing across the shared border.
MAE SOT , April 12 — Thailand ’s foreign minister arrived for a visit to the Myanmar border today, the ministry said, following days of clashes that have dislodged junta troops from their positions in a vital trade hub in the neighbouring country.
The conflict in Myanmar sparked by the military’s 2021 coup regularly sends people fleeing across the two countries’ shared 2,400-kilometre border. A handful of trucks arrived on the Thai side from Myanmar over the “2nd Friendship Bridge”, AFP reporters said.One truck driver arriving at a checkpoint in Thailand told soldiers he was “happy”, adding “I thought I wouldn’t be able to get back.”
Junta spokesman Zaw Min Tun confirmed to local media late Thursday that junta soldiers “had to withdraw” from their base in Myawaddy, saying it was for their families’ safety.
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