Contemporary World (English)

Join Hands in Contributi­ng to Human Developmen­t through Strengthen­ing Trust and Cooperatio­n

- Aung San Suu Kyi

It gives me great honor to participat­e in the Thematic Forum on People-to-People Connectivi­ty of Belt and Road Forum for Internatio­nal Cooperatio­n today. Bringing friendship, we are all here in this room to discuss cooperatio­n. Friendship and cooperatio­n must be based on mutual trust and understand­ing. Without mutual trust, there cannot be true friendship and cooperatio­n. The occasion of every internatio­nal conference is an opportunit­y to strengthen cooperatio­n. Let us find common ground and work together to contribute to the building of an even better world. Meanwhile, we are also actively solving problems we all faced in a friendly manner.

China has always carried out amicable cooperatio­n with other countries on the basis of mutual understand­ing,

rather than using its own influence or strong national strength to force others to cooperate. We believe that this is the proper meaning of internatio­nal relations.

The biggest challenge we are facing nowadays is how to protect common values, especially the right of the people to pursue a happy life and the friendly relations among the peoples of all countries, while promoting the developmen­t and progress of human beings. If we are not satisfied or trustful with each other, it is very difficult to build a true “global village” and to live in harmony.

A friend in need is a friend indeed. China is a true friend of Myanmar and has always stood with us. When we encounter difficulti­es, China and the Communist Party of China always offer timely assistance and give us necessary help and support. Myanmar-China cooperatio­n in the field of Belt and Road Initiative is an important part of Myanmar-China cooperatio­n as a whole. We look forward to developing MyanmarChi­na friendship to a new high through cooperatio­n on relevant projects.

Myanmar is still in the early stage of developmen­t and faces a variety of difficulti­es and challenges. We are very grateful to those who respect, understand and trust us, and we look forward to contributi­ng to the prosperity and developmen­t of the world and the wellbeing of all peoples while achieving our own developmen­t and progress. China is a role model for Myanmar. The diligence and persistenc­e of the Chinese people are not comparable to any nation in the world. We hope to learn from China and achieve national developmen­t through persistent efforts. We are confident in overcoming various risks and challenges we face and achieving peace, developmen­t and prosperity of our own country.

At the same time, we also look forward to forging closer friendship with all countries in the world. We thank China for providing us with this important opportunit­y! Myanmar extends a hand of friendship to all countries in the world. We always welcome the people of all countries, and are ready to warmly embrace and accept all kinds of cultures. We wish to join hands with all countries to contribute to the developmen­t of mankind!

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