14 Feb

President U Win Myint attended and spoke on the occasion to unveil the Bogyoke Aung San Statue at the Thabyaygon Roundabout in Nay Pyi Taw at 8 am yesterday.

The ceremony was attended by President U Win Myint and First Lady Daw Cho Cho, Vice President U Myint Swe and wife Daw Khin Thet Htay, Vice President U Henry Van Thio and wife Dr Shwe Hluan, Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker U T Khun Myat and wife Daw Yin May, Amyotha Hluttaw Speaker Mahn Win Khaing Than and wife Nant Kyin Kyi, Union Chief Justice U Htun Htun Oo, State Constitutional Tribunal Chairman U Myo Nyunt, Pyithu Hluttaw Deputy Speaker U Tun Tun Hein, Amyotha Hluttaw Deputy Speaker U Aye Tha Aung, the Union Ministers, the Union Attorney-General, the Union Auditor-General, the Union Civil Service Board Chairman, the Peace Commission Chairman, the Nay Pyi Taw Council Chairman, the Central Bank of Myanmar Governor, the Anti-Corruption Commission Chairman, the Myanmar National Human Rights

Commission Chairman, the Hluttaw Affairs Committee Chairpersons, the Nay Pyi Taw Command Commander, the Deputy Ministers and their wives, the Hluttaw representatives,departmental officials, ethnic national races, non-governmental organizations, civil societies, university student unions, students, donors and local residents.

President U Win Myint spoke on the occasion to unveil the Bogyoke Aung San Statue. Next, the President, the Vice Presidents, the Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker, the Amyotha Hluttaw Speaker, the Union Chief Justice and the Nay Pyi Taw Council Chairman cut the ceremonial ribbon and spreayed scented water over monumental bronze plaques.

Then, the President and First Lady, the Vice Presidents, the Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker, the Amyotha Hluttaw Chairman, the Union Chief Justice, the Nay Pyi Taw Council Chairman, the State Constitutional Tribunal Chairman, the Union-level Officials, the Nay Pyi Taw Command Commander and Members of the Leading Committee for Bogyoke Statue posed for group photos with the ethnic national races.

The President and First Lady concluded the event by cheerfully greeting the invited guests and local people.

—MNA (Translated by Aungthu Ya)