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Chinese FM holds talks with Myanmar counterpart

(Xinhua)    07:26, August 12, 2014
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NAY PYI TAW, Aug. 11 -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Monday held talks with his Myanmar counterpart U Wunna Maung Lwin in Nay Pyi Taw.

China-Myanmar relations have witnessed a good trend of development, Wang said, adding that the two economies are highly complementary and enjoy great cooperation potential, while both considered development as an important strategic responsibility.

China wishes to practically implement the common consent reached by leaders of the two countries and launch all-sided cooperation to boost common development to bring wealth to the two peoples, he said.

Wang called on the two sides to make good preparations for the two countries' high-level exchanges in the next phase to push forward China-Myanmar relations.

In accordance with demand of the Myanmar side, Wang called for practically pushing ahead the two countries' economic and trade cooperation and further enhancing the role of major cooperation projects in strategically supporting bilateral ties, which would practically boost employment and improve people's livelihood.

He also expressed China's wishes to jointly push forward the construction of Silk Road economic belt and Bangladesh-China-India- Myanmar economic corridor to strengthen mutual link.

China would like to encourage Chinese enterprises to come to Myanmar to establish businesses, develop industrial zones and actively take part in Kyaukpyu Special Economic Zone projects, as well as to study and develop the construction of transnational economic zones, he said.

He also said the Chinese side would like to deepen agricultural cooperation with Myanmar to support its agricultural modernization.

China wishes to make joint efforts with Myanmar in pushing this year's China-ASEAN summit to achieve more outcome and further promote China-ASEAN comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership, he added.

Minister U Wunna Maung Lwin said for a long period, Myanmar and China enjoyed a neighborly and close relationship. The cooperation between the two countries has enhanced Myanmar's socio-economic development.

Noting that China has become Myanmar's top foreign investor, he hoped to enhance cooperation with China in industrial and agricultural sectors and launch more major projects.

He added that Myanmar wishes to play the roles of geographical and bridge link between ASEAN countries and China and actively take part in the construction of Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar economic corridor to enhance China-ASEAN mutual link and strengthen ASEAN-China strategic cooperation.

(Editor:Gao Yinan、Bianji)

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