On July 28th, Ambassador Ma Jia attended the launching ceremony of “Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Awareness Centre and Warehouse (Phase II)” project in Hpa-an, Kayin State. The project is supported by the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) Special Fund. Around 200 representatives attended the ceremony, including U Saw Myint Oo, Chief Minister of Kayin State, and Dr. Than Soe, Deputy Minister for Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement of Myanmar.

Ambassador Ma noted that the project aims to further enhance primary-level disaster emergency management capacity and community disaster prevention awareness. She expressed China’s readiness to continue working with Myanmar on deepening cooperation in fields such as disaster prevention and mitigation and livelihood improvement, promote the implementation of more projects that benefit the people, and push for new outcomes in Lancang-Mekong Cooperation.

U Saw Myint Oo said that the project will effectively alleviate livelihood losses caused by natural disasters in Kayin State, and sincerely thanked China for its support. He expressed Myanmar’s willingness to continue expanding long-term collaboration with China in the livelihood sector.

One disaster prevention warehouse and awareness centre will be constructed in each of Shan State, Kayin State and Bago Region, to store relief supplies, conduct disaster prevention and mitigation publicity and training, and organize emergency drills.