Affirming support for peace and unity, supporting the new "5-point roadmap" to promote reconciliation

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (left) meets with Myanmar military junta chief Min Aung Hlaing in Naypyitaw on August 14. (Source: AP)

AFP news agency reported that, according to the minutes of the military government meeting, the two sides discussed "the stability of border areas" as well as "openly exchanged views on... free and fair multi-party general elections".

At the meeting, Foreign Minister Wang Yi declared his support for peace and unity in Myanmar, and emphasized China's principle of "non-interference in the internal affairs of other countries," the SCMP newspaper reported.

He also made it clear that Beijing "strongly supports Myanmar in safeguarding its independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity."

The veteran diplomat said China would support a new “five-point roadmap” – an updated version of the previous peace plan. However, specific details of the plan have not been announced.

In addition, according to Mr. Wang Yi, Beijing asked the Southeast Asian country to protect the safety of Chinese citizens and projects, maintain border stability, and strengthen the crackdown on cross-border crimes.

China's top diplomat pledged more cooperation on the country's Belt and Road projects, including operating oil and gas pipelines from Myanmar's Kyaukphyu port on the Bay of Bengal to China's southwestern Yunnan province.

For his part, General Min Aung Hlaing thanked China for its "constructive role" in promoting peace in northern Myanmar, and pledged to continue cooperation in combating transnational crimes and protecting China's interests in Myanmar.