Message from His Excellency Vice Senior General Maung Aye, Vice Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council of the Union of Myanmar to His Excellency Mr. Zeng Qinghong, Vice President of the People's Republic of China :

I WISH TO CONVEY TO YOUR EXCELLENCY, OUR SINCERE FELICITATIONS AND BEST WISHES ON THE OCCASION OF THE FIFTY FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS BETWEEN THE UNION OF MYANMAR AND THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

OUR TWO COUNTRIES HAVE TRADITIONALLY ENJOYED GOOD AND FRIENDLY RELATIONS SINCE TIME IMMEMORIAL AND THE TIES THAT BIND OUR TWO COUNTRIES HAVE BEEN STRENGTHENED WITH THE ADVENT OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF DIPLOMATIC RELATIONSHIP IN 1950.

OVER THE PAST FIFTY FIVE YEARS, OUR LONG-STANDING TRADITIONAL PAUK PHAW RELATIONSHIP BASED ON THE FIVE PRINCIPLES OF PEACEFUL CO-EXISTENCE HAS GROWN AND COOPERATION IN VARIOUS FIELDS HAS BEEN PROGRESSING WELL TO OUR MUTUAL BENEFIT.

I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT THE CORDIAL RELATIONS AND MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL COOPERATION MAINTAINED AND NURTURED BY THE LEADERS OF THE TWO COUNTRIES WILL CONTINUE TO GROW IN THE YEARS AHEAD.

MAY THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ENJOY THE CONTINUED PROGRESS AND PROSPERITY.

PLEASE, ACCEPT, EXCELLENCY, THE ASSURANCES OF MY HIGHEST CONSIDERATION.