UNION Minister for Investment and Foreign Economic Relations Dr Kan Zaw attended the recep­tion to mark the 73rd Anniver­sary of the National Day of the Arab Republic of Egypt at the Melia Hotel in Yangon yesterday evening.

 

Egyptian Ambassador to Myanmar Mrs Aya Saad Mo­hamed Abdelkarim and officials welcomed attendees to the re­ception.

 

The reception was opened with the national anthems of My­anmar and Egypt.

 

The ambassador and the Union minister extended greet­ings and cut the ceremonial cake to mark the National Day of Egypt.

 

The ambassador hosted a dinner for all dignitaries.

 

The reception was also at­tended by Union Minister for Agriculture, Livestock and Irri­gation U Min Naung, Union Min­ister for Energy U Ko Ko Lwin, Union Minister for Commerce U Tun Ohn, ambassadors from for­eign missions in Yangon, charges d’affaires ad interim, resident representatives of UN agencies, and guests. — MNA/KTZH