PRIME Minister U Nyo Saw, who is currently in Nanning of the People’s Republic of China, held talks with Vice-President Mr Han Zheng of the People’s Republic of China at the Liyuan State Guesthouse in Nanning yesterday afternoon.

At the meeting, they frankly discussed bilateral relations and further promotion of efforts to develop the socioeconomic life of people of the two countries, enhancement of trade and in­vestment, which contributes to each other, cooperation in an­ti-narcotic measures and com­bating human trafficking, online fraud and transnational crime, and further aid for humanitarian measures by China, including aid for the rehabilitation in the post-Mandalay earthquake.

Also, present at the meet­ing were Union Ministers Dr Charlie Than, U Chit Swe and Dr Thet Khaing Win, Kachin State Chief Minister U Khet Htein Nan, Myanmar Am­bassador to the People’s Re­public of China U Tin Maung Swe and officials. The Chinese Vice-President was accompa­nied by Guangxi Zhuang Au­tonomous Region CPC Party Secretary Mr Cheng Gang, Governor Mr Wai Tao, Chinese Ambassador to Myanmar Ms Ma Jia and officials.

In the evening, the Prime Minister attended the dinner to mark the 22^nd China-ASE­AN Expo (CAEXPO) and the China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit together with heads of government of the invited ASEAN countries. — MNA/TTA