"Minister for Foreign Affairs Back

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Subject: "Minister for Foreign Affairs Back from PRC"

SOURCE:  Information  Sheet No.B-1201 (I)  31st December 1999
           MYANMAR INFORMATION COMMITTEE , YANGON

"Minister for Foreign Affairs Back from PRC"

    At the invitation of the Minister for Foreign Affairs
of the People's Republic of China Mr. Tang Jiaxuan,
Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Union of Myanmar
paid a goodwill visit to the People's Republic of
China from 21 December to 29 December and arrived back
Yangon on 30 December.  During the goodwill visit,
Foreign Minister U Win Aung paid courtesy calls on
Vice-President of the People's Republic of China Mr.
Hu Jingtao and Vice Premier of the State Council Mr.
Wu Bangguo. The Minister met and discussed with
Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr. Tang Jiaxuan,
Minister for Agriculture Mr. Qin Yaobang and Deputy
Minister for Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation
Mr. Chen Xea Hua matters of mutural interest
concerning promotion of bilateral friendship and
cooperation, enhancement of cooperation in the areas
of economic, investment, science and technology.

    The discussions focused mainly on production of
agricultural bybrids, development of agricultural
research facilities, exchange of expertise,
construction of hydro-electricity plants and other
industrial projects which are being implemented under
bilateral economic cooperation. The Myanmar delegation
also visited Shanghai Pudong Economic Zone and
Shenzhen Industrial Zone and held discussions with
officials concerned of the Shanghai and Shenzhen
People's Governments. On his way to the People's
Republic of China, Minister stopped over at Kunming
and had discussions with Mr. Ki Jiating, Governor of
Yunnan Province. The Minister also stopped over at
Hong Kong on his return and met and had discussions
with Mr. Tung Chee Hwa Governor of the Hong Kong
Special Administrative Region on matters relating to
development of tourism and economic cooperation, and
on the possibility of increasing foreign investment in
Myanmar.

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