On October 10, 2011, Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping met at the Great Hall of the People with Foreign Minister of Myanmar U Wunna Maung Lwin, who is visiting China as a special envoy of Myanmar President U Thein Sein.
Xi Jinping said in recent years, bilateral relations have been developing well with frequent high-level visits, and mutually beneficial and pragmatic cooperation in various fields has made great progress. Both sides should cherish the hard-earned good situation and unswervingly push forward the bilateral comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership to achieve common development and benefit the two peoples.
China always attaches great importance to the China-Myanmar good neighborly and cooperative relations and is willing to continue its efforts to promote the bilateral pragmatic cooperation based on the principles of mutual respect, equality and mutual benefit, said Xi. Xi urged the two sides to properly settle relevant matters that have emerged during the course of cooperation through friendly consultations so as to ensure the healthy and stable development of China-Myanmar exchanges and cooperation in various fields.
U Wunna Maung Lwin conveyed the cordial greetings and good wishes from Myanmar President U Thein Sein to President Hu Jintao. He said President U Thein Sein and the Myanmar government highly value the friendly relations with China and have been paying close attention to China's relevant concerns. Myanmar will work closely with China to strengthen the mutually beneficial cooperation and further enrich the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership between the two nations, U Wunna Maung Lwin said.