China, Myanmar to strengthen security cooperation

Chinese State Councilor and Minister of Public Security Guo Shengkun (R) shakes hands with visiting Myanmar Minister of Home Affairs Lieutenant-General Ko Ko during a China-Myanmar minister-level meeting on bilateral cooperation in law enforcement and security, in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 13, 2013. (Xinhua/Li Tao)

Chinese State Councilor Guo Shengkun met visiting Myanmar Minister of Home Affairs Lieutenant-General Ko Ko in Beijing on Wednesday, vowing to boost bilateral cooperation in law enforcement and security.

Guo, also Minister of Public Security, expressed hope that the two countries step up cooperation in such areas as high-level visits, anti-terror, fighting drug crimes, combating transnational crime and safeguard peace of the Mekong River, in a bid for regional peace, stability and prosperity.