Military Chief discusses with Chinese Foreign Minister about mistakes and inaccuracies in concerned with voters list in 2020 election

Military Chief discusses with Chinese Foreign Minister about mistakes and inaccuracies in concerned with voters list in 2020 election
Published 13 January 2021
Min Naing Soe

Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing is discussed with Wang Yi, State Councilor and Foreign Minister of the People’s Republic of China, about the Tatmadaw’s issuance of statements over the findings in scrutinizing the voter lists as there were mistakes and inaccuracies that could have led to electoral fraud and its continued measures in accord with the disciplines and laws in order not to harm democracy announced Tatmadaw True News Information Team.

Senior General Min Aung Hlaing received the State Councilor and Foreign Minister of the People’s Republic of China at the parlour of Zeyathiri Beikman on January 12, it said.

Both sides discussed about the holding of Myanmar’s multi-party democracy general elections on 8 November 2020, a free and fair election being the essence of democracy in exercising multi-party democracy, it said.

It said the military chief and Wang Yi discussed about the needs of peace, stability, unity and development for improvement of the country and the Tatmadaw’s main role in ensuring peace and stability and cooperation in ensuring peace, stability and development.

It said the discussion about the Tatmadaw’s statements of ceasefire in all parts of the country except places where the armed groups the State has declared as terrorist organizations have been active since December 21, 2018 and its continued measures for achieving eternal peace, is included.

They also discussed about tripartite coordination among Myanmar, China and Bangladesh over the issue of the displaced in Bangladesh.

Both sides discussed about the provision of medical supplies and sending of medical experts by People’s Liberation Army of China to Myanmar and by the Myanmar Tatmadaw to China since the outbreak of COVID-19, China’s continued assistance for Myanmar in COVID-19 prevention, control and treatment measures, China’s provision of 300,000 units of COVID-19 vaccines to Myanmar.

It said both sides cordially discussed further strengthening of cooperation in building a community of shared future as Myanmar and China have been friendly and good neighbourly countries with strategic partnership, continued implementation of bilateral agreements made during President H.E. Mr. Xi Jin ping’s visit to Myanmar in January 2020.

Lt-Gen Tun Tun Naung and senior military officers from the Office of the Commander-in-Chief (Army), Chinese Ambassador to Myanmar Chen Hai, Vice Minister of Commerce Qian Keming, Assistant Foreign Minister Wu Jianghao and senior officials attended the meeting.