"Pauk-Phaw" Friendship: Senior General Met Chinese Foreign Minister

Commander-in-Chief of Myanmar Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing received State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi of China in Mandalay on Sunday.

The Chinese Foreign Minister said the exchanges between the Chinese and Myanmar armed forces are an important part of the "Pauk-Phaw" friendship between the two countries. He expressed that the process of peace and reconciliation in northern Myanmar is of great significance to Myanmar's economic and social development and long-term stability.

He added that China will maintain close communication with Myanmar and play a constructive role in pursuing peace and promoting talks.

The Senior General said that Myanmar armed forces fully support the Myanmar government and China in enriching the connotation of the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership between the two countries, setting up new goals, speeding up "Belt and Road Initiative" cooperation, and earnestly promoting the construction of the Myanmar-China Economic Corridor.

He added that Myanmar will make every effort to safeguard peace and stability in the border areas between Myanmar and China, actively carry out dialogue with the Ethnic Armed Organizations, and speed up the peace process in northern Myanmar.

Credit  - Commander In Chief's Office