Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi Wednesday urged Myanmar to ensure the smooth implementation of some major cooperation projects between the two countries.

Yang told visiting Myanmar Foreign Minister U Wunna Maung Lwin that China is ready to work with Myanmar to strengthen communication and coordination based on the principle of mutual respect and reciprocity.

China and Myanmar are each other's important neighbors, Yang said, stressing that China has always attached importance to developing their good-neighborly and friendly cooperative relations.

The Chinese side is willing to work with the Myanmar side to jointly promote the healthy and stable development of the bilateral comprehensive strategic partnership, so to better benefit the two peoples, he said.

Myanmar cherishes "paukphaw" (fraternal) friendship between the two sides, U Wunna Maung Lwin said, thanking China for its long-term support and assistance to Myanmar's economic and social development, according to a press release provided by the Chinese Foreign Ministry.

The visiting minister told his Chinese counterpart that Myanmar will continue to put developing relations with China in a very important position, said the press release.

Myanmar is willing to work with China to improve bilateral friendly exchanges and cooperation in various fields, the minister said, to continuously deepen the bilateral comprehensive strategic partnership.

The two sides also made an in-depth exchange of views on international and regional issues of common concern.

U Wunna Maung Lwin is paying an official visit to China from June 9-14, as guest of Yang.

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