Myanmar top leader Senior-General Than Shwe met with Li Tieying,
visiting vice chairman of the Chinese National People's Congress
(NPC) Standing Committee, in the new capital of Nay Pyi Taw on
Tuesday.
The two sides expressed wishes to further develop the
neighborly, friendly and cooperative ties between the two
countries.
Than Shwe, Chairman of the Myanmar State Peace and Development
Council (SPDC), said China and Myanmar are friendly neighbors since
ancient time and the "paukphaw" (fraternal) friendship has already
been established between the two countries.
He said Myanmar wishes to enhance the friendly cooperation in
the sectors of politics, trade and economy, and learn and refer
from the successful experience gained by the Chinese National
People's Congress in all the aspects of legislature.
He expressed heartfelt thanks to the Chinese government and
people for the precious support and assistance extended to the
Myanmar government and people, particularly China's vetoing of a
draft resolution regarding Myanmar issue, submitted by the US to
the UN Security Council.
He reiterated Myanmar's support for China's principle of "One
country, Two systems," saying that Myanmar will as always uphold
the one-China policy, opposing "Taiwan independence."
At the meeting, Li also spoke highly of the Sino-Myanmar
friendly ties, saying that China and Myanmar are friendly neighbors
with the two peoples being bound together by ties of fraternal
friendship.
China and Myanmar are not only the initiators of the Five
Principles of Peaceful Coexistence but also the pattern of
observing the five principles and developing ties between nations,
he noted.
He added that since the establishment of diplomatic relations
between the two countries, the Sino-Myanmar fraternal friendship,
jointly nurtured by leaders of older generations of the two
countries, have deepened continuously with the two sides having
mutual trust politically, mutual cooperation economically, mutual
sympathy and support over important issue that is related to the
benefit of the other side.
He expressed that the Chinese government and people value much
the Sino-Myanmar traditional friendship, saying that China will as
always still carry on the friendly policy towards Myanmar.
Li also expressed that as a friendly neighbor, China sincerely
hopes that Myanmar will be politically stable, nationally
reconciled and economically developed.
China consistently considers that matters happening domestically
in Myanmar belong to Myanmar's internal affairs which should be
settled by the Myanmar government and its people themselves through
consultations, he maintained, adding that the international
community should, on the basis of respecting Myanmar's sovereignty
and dignity, render Myanmar constructive help and should not
interfere in.
On Monday, Li also held discussions with Lieutenant-General
Thein Sein, Myanmar SPDC First Secretary and Chairman of the
National Convention Convening Commission, to exchange their views
on some issues of mutual concern including the bilateral ties.
The two sides agreed to maintain close exchange and cooperation
and make positive contribution to the deepened development of the
two countries' neighborly and friendly ties in order to consolidate
the friendly relations between the peoples of the two
countries.
Li arrived in Yangon and then Nay Pyi Taw on Monday for a
four-day official goodwill visit to Myanmar as the final leg of his
three-Asian-nation tour which had taken him to Nepal and
Cambodia.
(Xinhua News Agency January 24, 2007)
