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Bangladesh protests violation of airspace by Myanmar

| Updated: October 22, 2017 01:35:02


Photo: bdnews24.com Photo: bdnews24.com

Bangladesh has protested repeated violation of its airspace by Myanmar drones and helicopter, the foreign ministry in Dhaka says.

 

Charge d Affaires of the Myanmar Embassy in Dhaka Aung Myint met the Director General (South East Asia Wing) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Friday evening at the ministry where a protest note was handed over to him, reports bdnews24.com.

 

Bangladesh strongly protested the instances of violation of airspace by Myanmar military drones and helicopter on Sep 10, 12 and 14.

 

Referring to the earlier instances of violation of airspace since Aug 25, 2017, Bangladesh expressed deep concern at the recurrence of such acts of provocation. It demanded that Myanmar take immediate measures to ensure that such violation of sovereignty does not occur again.

 

Bangladesh also mentioned that these provocative acts may lead to unwarranted consequences.

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