Myanmar delegation attends China-ASEAN Construction Ministers’ meeting

Union Construction Minis­ter U Myo Thant attended the construction ministers’ meet­ing held in Nanning, Guangxi Zhaung Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China, on 15 and 16 September. On 17 September, he participated in the opening ceremony of the 20th China-ASEAN Expo, togeth­er with guests from China and ASEAN countries.

 

In the afternoon, the Un­ion minister and party travelled from Nanning to Tengxian. They visited the construction site of the Tengzhou Xunjiang bridge, where a long-span cable-stayed and suspension system combi­nation is currently being built as part of the Pingcen Expressway project. He engaged in discus­sions and enquired about the technical aspects of the project. The project leaders provided further explanations and took a group photo together.

 

The Union minister and party then proceeded to the construction site of the Teng­zhou Tunnel, which is connect­ed to the bridge project. Project engineers provided a briefing on the project details and of­fered a tour of the tunnel con­struction site.

 

The Myanmar delegation led by Union Minister U Myo Thant returned to Myanmar from Guangzhou, Guangdong Province of China, via China Southern Airlines. — MNA/KZW