The State Administration Council Chairman and Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, who is on a goodwill visit to Moscow, the Russian Federation, met the families of the Myanmar Embassy and the Military Attaché office to the Russian Federation at the Myanmar Embassy yesterday morning, local time.
The meeting was attended by SAC Joint Secretary General Ye Win Oo, Council Member General Nyo Saw, Union Minister 1 at the SAC Chairman’s Office Admiral Moe Aung, Myanmar Ambassador to the Russian Federation U Thit Linn Ohn and his wife, Myanmar Military Attaché (Army, Navy, Air) Brig-Gen Moe Kyaw and his wife, as well as embassy and military attaché family members and officials.
The Myanmar Ambassador to the Russian Federation, along with the embassy and military attaché families, introduced themselves. Afterwards, the Chairman of the State Administration Council and Prime Minister delivered a speech, stating that the visit was aimed at developing the Russia-Myanmar friendship and was successful, as he met leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, and achieved positive results.
He also highlighted the long history of Russia-Myanmar diplomatic relations, which have lasted over 77 years, with strong ties dating back to ancient times, as well as Russia’s assistance to Myanmar in the education and health sectors. He also mentioned that this is his 11th goodwill visit to Russia since becoming Tatmadaw’s Commander-in-Chief.
He said that the two countries have cooperated in defence matters in the past, with Tatmadaw officers being accepted as scholars in Russia after 2001, continuing to attend every year, contributing valuable human resources for the state and Tatmadaw, while Russia has also assisted in upgrading Tatmadaw.
The Chairman of the State Administration Council then encouraged the embassy and military attaché families to collaborate in supporting relations with Russia, noting that some military officers who studied in Russia have already served in high-ranking civilian positions, bringing great benefits to the country. He also advised the families to spend their free time reading books and studying languages, especially Russian literature and language, and to live in unity and harmony within the embassy.
He also explained that Russia has always stood by Myanmar on the international stage and that the Ukrainian conflict began when some countries took actions undermining Russia, with the West intervening to weaken it, following past efforts by Western countries to disintegrate the Soviet Union, while the international situation continues to change over time.
He also expressed the need for all individuals to focus on and study issues that could benefit the country, take note of opportunities for national progress, enhance trade relations between Russia and Myanmar, improve trade based on Novosibirsk, export quality products, and promote the trade sector, as there are already products that can be traded between the two countries.
He said that he established the Myanmar Theravada Buddhist Centre in Moscow to promote the spread of Buddhism in Russia and that he would like to see the monks provided with all the necessary services as much as possible. Afterwards, the State Administration Council Chairman and the Prime Minister presented food and honorariums to the embassy’s families, which were received by the Ambassador and the Myanmar Military Attachés (Army, Navy, Air). The Ambassador then returned the souvenirs to the State Administration Council Chairman and the Prime Minister.
Afterwards, the State Administration Council Chairman and the Prime Minister signed the visitors’ book of the Myanmar Embassy to the Russian Federation and cordially greeted the families of the embassy. — MNA/TH
