¡¡¡¡YANGON, Sept. 19 (Xinhuanet) -- Myanmar government Thursday pledged to fully support the search of the remains of US servicemen missing in World War II due to air crash when flying missions over the country.

¡¡¡¡In an official statement released here, the Myanmar government said it will send officials next month to visit the US Army Central Identification Lab in Hawaii to meet US forensic scientists who will lead field excavations to discuss procedures for the joint search operation in mountainous, jungle terrain in Northern Myanmar.

¡¡¡¡The framework for cooperation was agreed in Yangon on Sept. 14 between Myanmar and a US delegation led by Jerry Jennings, deputy assistant secretary of Defense for POW/ Missing Personnel Affairs.

¡¡¡¡Field excavations will take place in four sites in Myanmar's Kachin State where a US C-47 cargo aircraft crashed, the statementsaid, adding that in early 2003, a US team will work with Myanmar counterparts for the search.

¡¡¡¡It is the first time for Myanmar to allow the US to carry out such searches on its territory.

¡¡¡¡Meanwhile, the US army lab has carried out similar searches at World War II crash sites in other Asian countries. Enditem

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