17 October

At the invitation of U Win Myint, President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Her Excellency Mrs Bidya Devi Bhandari, President of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, arrived in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday.

The goodwill delegation led by Mrs Bidya Devi Bhandari, President of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, was welcomed by Union Minister for Religious Affairs and Culture Thura U Aung Ko, Union Minister for International Cooperation U Kyaw Tin, Nay Pyi Taw Council Chairman Dr Myo Aung, Director-General U Min Thein of the Protocol Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nepalese Ambassador Mr Bhim Krishna Udas, Myanmar Ambassador to Nepal Thiri Pyanchi U Tun Nay Lin and officials at the Nay Pyi Taw International Airport.

MNA (Translated by Kyaw Zin Tun)