June 27, 2020

Myanmar Tatmadaw delegation, led by Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, returned from Russian Federation on 25 June evening after attending the 75th anniversary parade that marked the Victory Day of Great Patriotic War at the invitation of Russian Defence Minister Army General Sergey Kuzhugetovich Shoygu. They were seen off at the Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow by Deputy Minister for Defence Colonel General Alexander V. Fomin, Deputy Director of the FSMTC of Russia Vladimir Drozhzhov, Myanmar Military Attaché (Army, Navy and Air) Brigadier General Kyaw Soe Moe, Myanmar Ambassador to Russian Federation U Zaw Lin Naing and officials. The Senior General and party landed at Nay Pyi Taw International Airport at 11 pm on 25 June, and they were welcomed back by Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Vice Senior General Soe Win, senior officials from the Office of Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services (Army) the Commander of Nay Pyi Taw Command, Russian Ambassador to Myanmar Mr Nikolay A. Listopadov, Russian Military Attaché Colonel Eduard Okladnikov and officials, according to the report of Office of Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services. —MNA (Translated by Aung Khin)