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Chairman of the State Administration Council Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone held a tripartite coordination meeting on Transboundary smog issue among Myanmar, Thailand and Lao through video conferencing on 7 April.
At the meeting, the Thai Prime Minister expressed his firm belief that the meeting would solve the smog pollution issue through trust and understanding among them. The issue harmed social and economic sectors of the peoples from three countries. Hence, they all needed to join hands in solving the best solution and share information. Hence, the solving the problem was an effort for owned peoples.
In his discussions, the Lao Prime Minister said the air pollution is a common problem to be addressed by three countries. He highlighted that the Lao government has been implementing the plans to prevent air pollution and urging the people to participate in the solving the problems. Preventive measures are being taken for necessary measures while climatic condition is being conducted under the survey. Such measures are based on experiences of Myanmar and Thailand. Moreover, Lao conducts the measuring the air pollution and shares information.
The Senior General said the hot and dry climatic condition may cause in May this year in GMS countries, with high air pollution along borders. Hence, Myanmar will cooperate with regional countries in levering up the Transboundary Haze Pollution issues.
Currently, Myanmar is monitoring data on fire hotspots received from ASMC and striving for reducing the fire hotspot measures sent to regions and states, especially in Shan State sharing border with Thailand and Lao, the Senior General said.
From 23 March 2023, the air transboundary haze pollution happened in northern Thailand and southern Lao sharing border with eastern part of Myanmar. During the period, forest fire accelerated in the eastern part of the nation due to high temperature.
ASEAN Specialized Meteorological Centre (ASMC) stated the density of smog triggered by forest fire slightly happened in eastern Myanmar on 1 April 2023 and it worsened in northern Thailand and southern Laos.
On 2 April, such event slight occurred in eastern Myanmar and northern Thailand but worsened in southern Lao. On 3 April, smog density lessened but its density was high in southern Laos. On 4 April, high density of smog happened in eastern Myanmar, northern Thailand and southern Laos.
