Myanmar wishes to increase news and information exchange and cooperation with China to boost the development of the two countries’ bilateral ties, said Myanmar Minister of Information Brigadier-General Kyaw Hsan here Monday evening.

Kyaw Hsan made the remarks while meeting with Xue Yongxing, director and editor-in-chief of the Asia-Pacific Regional Bureau of the Xinhua News Agency based in Hong Kong, China.

Kyaw Hsan also briefed Xue on Myanmar’s ongoing constitutional national convention and its integration into the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

Noting that China and Myanmar are friendly neighbors, Xue said the increased exchange and cooperation in the sector of news and information contributes to promoting the growth of the two countries’ neighborly and friendly ties.

Xue arrived in Yangon on Friday for a four-day trip to Myanmar as part of his tour of four ASEAN countries, which has already taken him to Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos, on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the founding of ASEAN.