Myanmar Vice President U Myint Swe (L) and Chinese Ambassador to Myanmar Hong Liang raise a toast during China's National Day reception in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, on Sept. 26, 2018. The Chinese Embassy in Myanmar held the reception here Wednesday to mark the 69th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, which falls on Oct. 1. (Xinhua/U Aung)

NAY PYI TAW, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese embassy in Myanmar held a reception here Wednesday to mark the 69th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, which falls on Oct. 1.

"China is willing to join hands with countries along the route including Myanmar to steer the Belt and Road Initiative towards greater success to benefit both the countries along the route and their people," Chinese ambassador Hong Liang told the event.

Hong welcomed Myanmar's new step taken towards jointly building the Belt and Road by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) earlier this month on building the China-Myanmar Economic Corridor.

The economic corridor is believed to drive the construction of the economic belt along Myanmar's Irrawaddy river and will create development opportunities for the two countries, Hong added.

Myanmar Vice President U Myint Swe vowed to continue efforts to create long-standing concrete relationship between Myanmar and China.