Top legislator Wu Bangguo met in Beijing Wednesday with a
delegation of Myanmar's State Peace and Development Council led by
its First Secretary Thein Sein.
The two sides both vowed to continue to push forward bilateral
cooperation and support each other on important regional and
international issues.
China and Myanmar witnessed continuous expansion of political
mutual trust and steady growth of bilateral cooperation in various
fields, said Wu, chairman of the Standing Committee of China's
National People's Congress (NPC)
He expressed China's appreciation of Myanmar's long-term
coherence to the one-China policy, adding that China will always
respect the path that Myanmar people choose to develop their
country.
China highly values the ties with Myanmar and will continue to
boost its cooperation with the country in fields such as economic
and trade, and fighting against drag trafficking, Wu told Thein
Sein.
He also briefed the guest with the latest development of China'
s socialist construction and the achievements made during the
process.
Echoing Wu's views on the bilateral relations, Thein Sein said
Myanmar is also on its way of national construction, expressing the
hope that Myanmar could step up its friendly cooperation with China
and learn from the valuable experience of China in national
development.
On same day, Thein Sein also hold talks with Li Tieying,
vice-chairman of NPC standing committee, on inter-parliamentary
ties and other issues of common concern.
Thein Sein is on an official good-will visit to China from June
5 to 10 at the invitation of the NPC Standing Committee.
(Xinhua News Agency June 7, 2007)
