Xi: Resolve differences through talks

BEIJING - China and Myanmar on Monday agreed to properly settle matters related to a suspended $3.6 billion joint hydropower project in Myanmar, while Vice-President Xi Jinping called for resolving issues that have emerged during cooperation through friendly consultation.

The agreement was reached in Beijing during talks held between Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi and his Myanmar counterpart Wunna Maung Lwin, who is visiting China as a special envoy of Myanmar President Thein Sein, according to Xinhua News Agency.

According to a statement issued by the Foreign Ministry after the talks, the two sides held thorough consultations over the Myitsone hydropower plant project, which was suspended by Thein Sein.