¡¡¡¡YANGON, January 27 (Xinhuanet) -- First Secretary of the Myanmar State Peace and Development Council Lieutenant-General Khin Nyunt met with visiting delegation of the China Association for International Understanding (CAFIU) here Sunday afternoon.

¡¡¡¡Khin Nyunt said at the meeting that Myanmar-China friendship has been long standing and the "paukphaw" (fraternal) friendship, forged personally by leaders of elder generation of the two countries, is continuously developing.

¡¡¡¡He stressed the need for Myanmar and China to strengthen cooperation in the wake of momentary changes of international situation, adding that the Myanmar side believes only through development of all-sided cooperative ties, can it be able to cope with the new challenge ahead.

¡¡¡¡The Chinese delegation arrived here on Wednesday on a six-day goodwill visit. Enditem

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