The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) could bring opportunities to Myanmar and the region, Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, according to a Xinhua report.

At the first meeting of the steering committee for implementation of tasks relating to the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative, Aung San Suu Kyi also stressed the need to work on the projects under the BRI in harmony with the country's national priorities and said that the welfare of the people will be counted while implementing the projects.

The BRI could promote cooperation in all sectors including infrastructure, the state counsellor added.

Vice-President U Myint Swe called for engagement between respective ministries and regional governments for better implementation of projects under the framework of BRI and highlighted the need to choose the right projects which can promote the development of the country and its people, the report said.