AGARTALA / DHAKA / YANGON, June 16 (TIWN): In a major jolt to extremist groups of North East, Bangladesh, Myanmar and India vowed on Thursday to cooperate on issues of border security and stability, sources with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Thrusday. The pledge came as Myanmar Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi met Ajit Doval, the Indian National Security Advisor who is visiting Nay Pyi Taw as a special envoy of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Earlier in June, Sheikh Hasina and Narendra Modi agreed upon to destroy all separatist training camps, underground activities in Bangladesh. Myanmar, India discussions also covered development of long-term advantages from road connectivity between the two countries. In June last year, there were clashes between the Indian Army and the Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) near the Myanmar-India border.The Myanmar Army then assured India it would not tolerate any rebel groups on its soil. Doval last visited Myanmar in June last year. The then ULFA chairman Arabindo Rajkhowa was earlier arrested with the help of the Bangladesh government in November 2009. However, little has been achieved in a series of peace talks with the ULFA that began in February 2011.

​The hardline ULFA faction led by Paresh Baruah, an elusive rebel commander, has been opposing the talks and is reluctant to give up its demand for a sovereign Assam.

Former Assam Chief Minister Gogoi said that any negotiation with the Baruah-led faction was impossible till it "gives up the path of violence and demand for a separate state".

Members of NLFT and All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) undergo arms training in hideouts and covert camps in various parts of Bangladesh, which shares an 856 km border with Tripura.

Banned in 1997 by the central government, the two outfits advocate secession of Tripura from India. However, ATTF has become almost defunct due to the surrender of most of its cadres. 

Tripura and union home ministry officials held two rounds of talks last year with the NLFT after the rebel group expressed willingness to hold peace parleys.