Bangkok: Myanmar and Bangladesh, the departure points for thousands of boat people, agreed Friday to address the "root causes" of a migration crisis at an international meeting in Bangkok, Thailand`s foreign ministry said.
Describing the talks as "very constructive", Norachit Sinhaseni, permanent secretary to the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said all 17 countries at the table had agreed to a document that includes a commitment "to address factors in the areas of (migrants`) origin."