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Bangkok Post (23/12/99)



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<font size=4><b>Fishing ban preserved to replenish stocks<br>
</font><font size=3>Post Reporters<br>
</font><font size=5>B</font></b><font size=3>urma had made clear it will
not re-open its waters to Thai trawlers, saying it needs time to
replenish marine stocks.<br>
The Foreign Ministry said Rangoon insisted the closure, now in its 11th
week, was neither permanent nor discriminatory as Burmese fishermen were
also affected.<br>
Burmese authorities, including Maung Maung Thein, fisheries and livestock
minister, discussed the issue with a delegation from the Agriculture
Ministry who visited Rangoon between Dec 20-21.<br>
Burma closed its waters on Oct 2 following the 25-hour siege of its
Bangkok embassy by dissidents.<br>
An industry source said Burma said the matter would be raised on Saturday
in Rangoon at a meeting of the Fishery Federation<br>
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