Deputy Prime Minister and Union Minister for Foreign Affairs U Than Swe, together with Union Minister for Commerce U Htun Ohn, attended the Welcome Dinner of the 8th China-South Asia Expo and the 28th China Kunming Export & Import Fair hosted by Mr Wang Yubo, Deputy Secretary of the Chinese People Congress (CPC) Yunnan Provincial Committee and Governor of Yunnan Province of the People’s Republic of China, which was held on the evening of 22 July 2024 at the Intercontinental Hotel in Kunming. The delegates from the countries in the South Asia region also attended the dinner.
Afterwards, the Deputy Prime Minister and Union Minister for Foreign Affairs received the Chinese delegation led by Mrs Sun Haiyan, Deputy Minister of the International Liaison Department of the Chinese Communist Party. During the meeting, both sides cordially exchanged views on matters pertaining to further promotion of the existing friendship and bilateral cooperation between Myanmar and China, China’s continuous and constructive support towards Myanmar’s development endeavours, maintenance of peace and stability along the Myanmar-China border areas and enhancement of cooperation in combatting illegal drug trafficking and online scamming in border areas.
In the morning, the Deputy Prime Minister and Union Minister for Foreign Affairs paid a visit to the Myanmar Consulate-General Office in Kunming, and he met officials from the consulate-general office and their family members.
In the afternoon, the Myanmar delegation led by the Deputy Prime Minister and Union Minister for Foreign Affairs also made a tour to the Yunnan Nongken Coffee Co Ltd of the Agricultural Reclamation Group and observed the development of the local coffee production sector in Yunnan Province and also explored the different types of coffee. — MNA
