Chairman of the Myanmar State Peace and Development Council Senior-General Than Shwe met with visiting Vice Chief-of-Staff of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) General Zhang Li in the new capital of Nay Pyi Taw Monday.

Than Shwe is also Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Defense Services.

Zhang, who leads a military delegation, arrived Yangon Monday morning on a goodwill visit to Myanmar at the invitation of General Thura Shwe Mann, SPDC member and Chief of General Staff ofthe Army, the Navy and the Air Force.

On Monday afternoon, Zhang had discussions with Shwe Mann on furthering the friendly cooperation between the armed forces of the two countries.

Attending the meeting and talks were also Chinese Ambassador Guan Mu and Military Attache Senior-Colonel Fan Lianfeng.

In the evening, General Shwe Mann held a reception at the Defense Ministry in honor of the Chinese PLA delegation.

(Xinhua News Agency October 28, 2008)