15 October
Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing who is leading a Myanmar Tatmadaw goodwill delegation in Japan went to the Myanmar Embassy and met with the staff of embassy and military attaché and their families on 13 October afternoon.
The Senior General presented foodstuffs, gifts and cash presents for staff members and families of the embassy and military attaché office and state scholars.
The Senior General and party were then hosted to a dinner by families of the embassy and military attaché office.
Afterwards the Tatmadaw goodwill delegation visited the Tokyo Tower, the Imperial Palace and Asakusa Temple to observe urban development and ancient cultural heritages.
The Myanmar Tatmadaw goodwill delegation left Tokyo by air yesterday morning and was seen off at Narita Airport by Myanmar Ambassador to Japan U Myint Thu, Colonel Ishiwata of the Japanese Defence Ministry, Myanmar Military Attaché (Army, Navy and Air Force) Col Tin Soe and officials.
The Tatmadaw goodwill delegation arrived back in Yangon in the evening. They were welcomed by Lt-Gen Min Naung from the Office of the Commander-in-Chief (Army) and senior Tatmadaw officers, Yangon Command commander Maj-Gen Thet Pone, Ambassador of Japan to Myanmar Mr Ichiro Maruyama, Japanese Military Attaché Col. Takashi Komatsu and officials at the Yangon International Airport.
MNA (Translated by Zaw Min)
