Chairman of State Administration Council Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing meets Head of Novosibirsk Government, arrives back in Myanmar

NAY PYI TAW July 16

Chairman of State Administration Council Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing meets Head of Novosibirsk Government, arrives back in Myanmar

Chairman of State Administration Council Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing met with Head of Novosibirsk Government Mr. Andrey Alexandrovich Travnikov at the government office this morning.

Also present at the meeting with the Senior General were member Mahn Nyein Maung and Joint Secretary Lt-Gen Ye Win Oo of the SAC, entourage military and civilian officers, Myanmar ambassador to the Russian Federation U Lwin Oo and Military Attache Brig-Gen Moe Kyaw and the head of the Novosibirsk Government was accompanied by the principal of the Higher Military Command School and officials from science and technology, education, social affairs, culture, tourism sectors and other fields.

They frankly exchanged views on potentials for economic cooperation based on geographical conditions, exports and imports between the two countries, cooperation in tourism development, launching direct flight between Myanmar and Novosibirsk, cooperation in the education sector as the region is the home for 22 advanced universities of various fields that admit foreign students, plans to send a Myanmar delegation to the science and technology forum to be held in the Russian Federation, arrangements for studying science and technology, cultural exchange and promotion of friendly relations in all sectors including military and civil cooperation.

After the meeting, the Senior General and the head of Novosibirsk government exchanged gifts.

Daw Kyu Kyu Hla, wife of the Senior General, and party visited Novosibirsk State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre, one of the world’s largest theatres, near the Marriott Hotel in Novosibirsk, where responsible officials conducted the guests around the theatre.

In the afternoon local time, the Senior General and delegation left Tolmachevo Airport in Novosibirsk in the Russia Federation for the Republic of the Union of Myanmar aboard a special flight of the MAI. The Senior General and delegation were seen off at the airport by officials of the Novosibirsk government, the principal of the Higher Military Command School, the acting commander of No. 41 Division and officers, Myanmar Ambassador to the Russia Federation U Lwin Oo, Military Attache Brig-Gen Moe Kyaw and officials.

The Senior General was accompanied on his return flight by Daw Kyu Kyu Hla, wife of the Senior General, member Mahn Nyein Maung and Joint Secretary Lt-Gen Ye Win Oo of the SAC and wife, Commander-in-Chief (Air) General Tun Aung and wife, senior military officers from the Office of the Commander-in-Chief and wives, Union Minister for Science and Technology U Myo Thein Kyaw, Deputy Minister for Transport and Communications U Aung Myaing, Yangon Mayor U Bo Htay, outstanding officers from the Tatmadaw and officers from the military and civilian bodies.

During the visit, the delegation consecrated and hoisted the diamond orb and the pennant shaped vane atop the replica of the Shwezegon Pagoda in Ethnomir Cultural Park in Kaluga State in the Russia Federation, met with military and civilian officials, visited tourist attractions, universities and factories and discussed promotion of cooperation in friendship and culture between the two countries and the two armed forces, the military technology sector, the science and technology sector, the research sector, the human resources development sector, the economic development sector, the culture sectors and other sectors.

The Senior General and delegation arrived back to the Tatmadaw Airport in Nay Pyi Taw in the evening at Myanmar standard time and were welcomed back at the airport by Vice Chairman of State Administration Council Deputy Commanderin- Chief of Defence Services Commander-in-Chief (Army) Vice-Senior General Soe Win and wife Daw Than Than Nwe, members of the SAC and wives, union ministers, senior military officers from the Office of the Commander-in-Chief (Army) and wives, Deputy Head of the Russian Embassy in Myanmar Mr. Pavel A.Klabukov and officials.

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