Friday, 28 October 2011 20:52 Myo Thant
Chiang Mai (Mizzima) – Tin Aung Myint Oo, Burma’s vice president, met with Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao this week to discuss issues of bilateral cooperation including various projects relating to oil and natural gas, hydropower projects, mining, transportation and communication, the state-run New Light of Myanmar reported on Friday.
The newspaper, in reports of the meeting between the two leaders, said “the alliance on bilateral and strategic cooperation” included increasing bilateral relations and cooperation for stability of the border areas.
The vice president also visited the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and met with Guo Shengkun, the secretary of the Communist Party of Guangxi Committee, on October 20.
Tin Aung Myint Oo was also in China to participate in the 8th China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) and the 8th China-ASEAN Business and Summit (CABIS) in Nanning, China. The 8th CAEXPO and CABIS are part of the commemorative programmes marking the 20th Anniversary of Asean relations.
He was accompanied by Sat Aung, an economic adviser to President Thein Sein; Tin Naing Thein, the minister for National Planning and Economic Development; Aye Myint, the Science and Technology Minister; Win Myint, the minister for Commerce and Trade; and Win Tun, the Environmental Preservation and Forest Minister.
The minister for Environmental Preservation and Forest Win Tun also attended the China-ASEAN Urban Forest Forum in Nanning City, Guangxi ZAR.
The New Light of Myanmar reported on Friday that the discussions included Burma's forestry policies, environmental preservation measures and economic development, in addition to cooperation between China and Asean-region countries.
Chiang Mai (Mizzima) – Tin Aung Myint Oo, Burma’s vice president, met with Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao this week to discuss issues of bilateral cooperation including various projects relating to oil and natural gas, hydropower projects, mining, transportation and communication, the state-run New Light of Myanmar reported on Friday.
The newspaper, in reports of the meeting between the two leaders, said “the alliance on bilateral and strategic cooperation” included increasing bilateral relations and cooperation for stability of the border areas.
Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao. Photo: wikipedia.org |
The vice president also visited the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and met with Guo Shengkun, the secretary of the Communist Party of Guangxi Committee, on October 20.
Tin Aung Myint Oo was also in China to participate in the 8th China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) and the 8th China-ASEAN Business and Summit (CABIS) in Nanning, China. The 8th CAEXPO and CABIS are part of the commemorative programmes marking the 20th Anniversary of Asean relations.
He was accompanied by Sat Aung, an economic adviser to President Thein Sein; Tin Naing Thein, the minister for National Planning and Economic Development; Aye Myint, the Science and Technology Minister; Win Myint, the minister for Commerce and Trade; and Win Tun, the Environmental Preservation and Forest Minister.
The minister for Environmental Preservation and Forest Win Tun also attended the China-ASEAN Urban Forest Forum in Nanning City, Guangxi ZAR.
The New Light of Myanmar reported on Friday that the discussions included Burma's forestry policies, environmental preservation measures and economic development, in addition to cooperation between China and Asean-region countries.