In this file photo, President Xi Jinping and Myanmar President U Win Myint pose for photos with performers at the launching ceremony of the China-Myanmar Year of Culture and Tourism in Nay Pyi Taw on January 17, 2020. It was one of the events held on the first day of Xi's state visit to the country. (KUANG LINHUA / FOR CHINA DAILY)

BEIJING - Chinese President Xi Jinping said Monday that relations between China and Myanmar now stand at a key juncture that inherits the past and ushers in the future as the world is undergoing profound changes unseen in a century.

Xi said he attaches great importance to the development of China-Myanmar relations

In an exchange of congratulatory messages with his Myanmar counterpart, U Win Myint, to celebrate the 70th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties, Xi said he attaches great importance to the development of China-Myanmar relations.

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Xi said he is ready to work with Win Myint to steer the bilateral relationship forward along the path of building a China-Myanmar community with a shared future and allow the two peoples to be good neighbors, good friends, good partners and good "Paukphaw" forever.

He suggested that the two sides enhance bilateral high-level exchanges, consolidate political mutual trust, deepen practical cooperation in various fields, and strengthen coordination and cooperation within multilateral frameworks. 

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