He Luli, vice-chairwoman of the Standing Committee of the Chinese National People's Congress (NPC), met here Monday with a delegation of the Union Solidarity and Development Association (USDA) of Myanmar.

The delegation, led by Thura U Aung Ko, member of the central executive committee of the USDA and vice minister of religious affairs of Myanmar,arrived here on Sept. 20 for an eight-day visit to China as guest of Chinese Association for International Understanding (CAFIU).

He Luli, also, chairwoman of the Chinese People's Association for Peace and Disarmament, said she supports the exchanges and cooperation between the CAFIU and USDA, which has been served as an important channel for the people of the two countries, especially young people, to promote understanding and friendship.

"We have the responsibility to develop the traditional friendship forged by our former leaders," she said.

The delegation will visit Beijing and Kunming and Lijiang in southwest China's Yunnan Province and Wenzhou in east Zhejiang Province.

The USDA was established in September 1993 and has 21 million members. The association has been actively engaging itself in Myanmar's political, economic and social affairs.

In recent years, the USDA has forged friendly relationship with the Association for International Understanding of China and the All-China Youth Federation.

Source: Xinhua