On his goodwill tour to Russia, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing and party paid homage to the presiding monk of the Myanmar Theravada Buddha Vihara Monastery Dr. Ashin Issariya in Moscow on Wednesday.
 

Then, the necessary measures for Dhammayone (prayer hall) construction in the monastery compound, building extensions to the monastery and arrangement for replica of the Shwezigon Pagoda to be constructed at the World Culture Museum Park had been requested.
 

The Senior General and Tatmadaw officers also donated offertories and cash, and then inspected the preparation for constructing extensions to the monasteries. The party then posed for documentary photos in front of the monastery, greeted the families of Myanmar Military Attaché (Army, Navy and Air Force), asking their needs and also presented them cash awards.
 

The Senior General and party then visited the MIG-29 Service Support Center, and made a tour of the factory. Afterwards, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing attended the dinner reception hosted by Russian Minister of Defence, Army General Sergey Kuzhugetovich Shoygu, to the representatives of the 8th Moscow Conference on International Security in Moscow, Russia, according to news released by the Office of the Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services.—MNA (Translated by Kyaw Zin Tun)