Xi congratulates U Win Myint on being elected Myanmar's president

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Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday extended congratulations to U Win Myint for being elected Myanmar's new president, saying China would like to promote the bilateral comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership to a higher level.

Xi said China and Myanmar are traditionally friendly neighbors and, in recent years, have seen high-level exchanges. They have expanded practical cooperation, promoted people-to-people exchanges and coordinated multilateral ties, contributing to regional peace and prosperity.

Xi stressed that China puts emphasis on the development of bilateral relations. China is willing to work together with Myanmar to consolidate their traditional friendship, deepen mutually beneficial cooperation and promote their comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership to a higher level to bring more benefits to the two countries and the two peoples, he said.

U Win Myint, former Speaker of the House of Representatives, was elected in the presidential run on Wednesday, which was hosted by the Union Parliament to fill the vacancy left by U Htin Kyaw, who announced his resignation last week for health reasons.

(With inputs from Xinhua)