On August 14, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Foreign Minister of Myanmar Than Swe, who was in China for the 10th Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Foreign Ministers’ Meeting held in Anning, Yunnan.

Noting the 75th anniversary of the diplomatic ties between China and Myanmar, Wang Yi said that the two sides should take this opportunity to deepen the building of the China-Myanmar community with a shared future and contribute to each other’s development and revitalization. China supports Myanmar in pursuing a development path that suits its national conditions and enjoys the support of its people, in upholding its sovereignty, independence and national unity, and in advancing its domestic political processes prudently. China will, as always, do its best to provide Myanmar with support and assistance. The two sides need to formulate, as soon as possible, a post-disaster reconstruction plan to help those affected in Myanmar restore normal production and life and benefit from the warm friendship between China and Myanmar. China hopes that Myanmar will take concrete measures to ensure the safety of Chinese personnel, institutions and projects in Myanmar, further combat cross-border crimes, and maintain peace and stability along the China-Myanmar border.

Than Swe expressed Myanmar’s firm commitment to the one-China principle and its support of the Global Development Initiative, Global Security Initiative and Global Civilization Initiative. He thanked China for its valuable support and assistance to Myanmar’s social and economic development and post-disaster reconstruction. Myanmar has ended its state of emergency and is actively preparing for a general election to be held at the end of this year. Myanmar will work to make the election safe, smooth, successful and credible. Myanmar welcomes a Chinese observing team for the election.

Wang Yi expressed the hope that Myanmar would stay committed to reconciliation and cooperation, maintain openness and inclusiveness, focus on rallying public support, and achieve three goals through the election: first, domestic peace with a cessation of hostilities among parties and national governance based on the will of the people; second, national reconciliation and broadest solidarity and third, social harmony, advancement of post-earthquake reconstruction and economic development, and improvement of people’s lives.