Foreign and Military Affairs

Myanmar state media hail leader's China visit

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-07-14 11:02

YANGON - A Myanmar state-run daily Wednesday hailed the just-ended goodwill visit to China by the country's leader General Thiha Thura Tin Aung Myint Oo, saying that the "paukphaw (fraternal)" relations between the two countries has become stronger through the visit.

Tin Aung Myint Oo, who is first secretary of the State Peace and Development Council, paid a 10-day visit to China from July 3 to 12 at the invitation of Li Keqiang, vice premier and member of the Standing Committee of Politburo of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee.

"Goodwill visit of the Secretary-1 to China will provide further impetus for friendship between the two neighboring countries and step up multi-sectoral cooperation in mutual support to each other in the international arena and generating bilateral prosperity in future," the daily said in its editorial.

During the visit, Tin Aung Myint Oo held talks with Li on progress in implementing the agreements signed during the visits of heads of state of the two countries, further cooperation in economic sector, results of bilateral cooperation over the past 60 years since the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries, reaching of multi-sectoral cooperation into the stage of strategic cooperation.

The two leaders also exchanged views on cooperation in energy sector, hydropower projects and trade and commerce.

On the occasion, the Myanmar leader also met Standing Committee Member of Politburo of the CPC Central Committee Li Changchun and exchanged views on visits and efforts of the two nations' state heads to foster "paukphaw" relationship with farsightedness, strategic cooperation in energy, transport, hydropower, trade and agricultural sectors and development of friendly ties in 60-year diplomatic relations between the two neighbors.

Tin Aung Myint Oo's China visit came a month after that of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao to Myanmar in early June.