China and Myanmar have pledged to jointly accelerate construction of the China-Myanmar Economic Corridor under the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative.

The pledge came when Ning Jizhe, deputy head of China’s National Development and Reform Commission, visited Myanmar from November 24 to 27, 2018.

Ning’s visit aimed at further implementing the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries in late 2017.

During his visit, Ning met with Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi, held working meetings with Myanmar Minister of Planning and Finance U Soe Win and officials from 11 other Myanmar ministries and departments including the Ministry of Commerce, and held talks with the chief minister and the parliament speaker of the Yangon Region.

The two sides conducted in-depth exchange of views on synergizing the economic development plans of the two countries, promoting construction of the China-Myanmar Economic Corridor pragmatically, conducting cooperation on key projects such as the New Yangon city project and striving for early harvests as soon as possible.

Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi (right center) meets with Ning Jizhe (left center), deputy head of China’s National Development and Reform Commission, in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, on November 26, 2018.