Myanmar, Laos Issue Joint Communique to Promote CooperationMyanmar and Laos issued a joint Communique here Wednesday at the end of a four-day official visit by Lao Prime Minister Boungnang Vorachith, saying that his successful Yangon visit has set a firm base for enhancing the ongoing cooperative activities of the two countries.During the visit, the Communique said, Boungnang had fruitful exchange of views on bilateral, regional and international issues with Senior-General Than Shwe, Chairman of the Myanmar State Peace and Development Council and Prime Minister. The two prime ministers reviewed with satisfaction the significant progress on the bilateral relations, agreeing that there exists a variety of opportunities for expanding cooperation in the economic, trade, cultural and technical fields. Than Shwe reaffirmed Myanmar's independent and active foreign policy, guided by the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence and maintaining friendly relations with all countries, especially neighboring ones with firm commitment to closer cooperation with the members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The two prime ministers shared the view that a regional community, comprising all Southeast Asian nations under the ASEAN umbrella, will establish durable peace and security and elevate the well-being of the people of the region, the Communique noted. The Communique disclosed that the upcoming 6th meeting of the two countries' Joint Commission for Bilateral Cooperation will be held in Vientiane. It also disclosed that Than Shwe had accepted Boungnang's invitation to officially visit Laos. Boungnang arrived here Sunday at the invitation of Than Shwe. |
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