YANGON, Dec. 3 (Xinhuanet) -- Myanmar Prime Minister Lieutenant-General Soe Win said Friday his country attaches importance to developing friendly ties with China and wishes to further the cooperation between the two countries in every sector.

    Soe Win made the remarks when he met with visiting Chinese ViceForeign Minister Wu Dawei.

    Soe Win reiterated Myanmar's persistent adoption of the "one-China" policy and its opposition to "Taiwan independence."

    The prime minister welcomed more Chinese entrepreneurs to invest in Myanmar and cooperate in the exploitation of the country's natural resources.

    At the meeting, Wu said China attaches similar importance to the development of the good-neighborly ties with Myanmar, expressing willingness to jointly push such development forward inthe new century based on the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence.

    On the same day, Wu called on First Secretary of the Myanmar State Peace and Development Council Lieutenant-General Thein Sein and met with Foreign Minister U Nyan Win.

    Wu also held a diplomacy consultation with his Myanmar counterpart U Kyaw Thu.

    Wu arrived here earlier on Friday for the regular consultation at the invitation of the Myanmar Foreign Ministry. Enditem