Bulgarian President sends felicitations to Senior General Than Shwe

YANGON 7 Jan — The following is a message of felicitations from Mr Georgi Parvanov, President of the Republic of Bulgaria, sent to Senior General Than Shwe, Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council, on the occasion of the 57th Anniversary Independence Day of the Union of Myanmar.

Your Excellency,
On the occasion of the National Holiday of the Union of Myanmar, the Independence Day, please accept on behalf of the Bulgarian people and myself most sincere congratulations and good wishes for prosperity and further advancement of the people of Myanmar.

Source: "The New Light Of Myanmar", www.myanmar.com/nlm/
 

Vice-Senior General Maung Aye and wife Daw Mya Mya San
attend graduation dinner of 2nd Intake of DSINPS

YANGON, 7 Jan — The graduation dinner of the 2nd Intake of Defence Services Institute of Nursing and Paramedical Science was held at the Convocation Hall of Defence Services Medical Academy, here, this evening, attended by Vice-Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Commander-in-Chief (Army) Vice-Senior General Maung Aye and wife Daw Mya Mya San.

Also present at the dinner were Member of the State Peace and Development Council General Thura Shwe Mann of the Ministry of Defence and wife, Prime Minister Lt-Gen Soe Win and wife, Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Thein Sein and wife, Members of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Ye Myint, Lt-Gen Aung Htwe, Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than, Lt-Gen Maung Bo, Quartermaster-General Lt-Gen Thiha Thura Tin Aung Myint Oo, Chief of Armed Forces Training Lt-Gen Kyaw Win and Lt-Gen Tin Aye of the Ministry of Defence, Commander-in-Chief (Navy) Vice-Admiral Soe Thein and Commander-in-Chief (Air) Lt-Gen Myat Hein and their wives, Chairman of Yangon Division Peace and Development Council Commander of Yangon Command    Maj-Gen Myint Swe and wife, ministers, the Yangon Mayor, deputy ministers, senior military officers of Mingaladon Station, departmental heads, Rectors of the Institute Brig-Gen Aung Khin Soe and DSMA, advisers, faculty members, trainees and their relatives and parents. After the dinner, artistes of Myawady music troupe and Myanmar Music Asiayon and Myawady Anyeint troupe entertained those present with dances and songs to the accompaniment of Myawady music troupe.

Source: "The New Light Of Myanmar", www.myanmar.com/nlm/
 

 Foreign Heads of Government send felicitations to Prime Minister Lt-Gen Soe Win

YANGON, 6 Jan — The following are messages of felicitations from Foreign Heads of Government sent to Lt-Gen Soe Win, Prime Minister of the Union of Myanmar, on the occasion of the 57th Anniversary Independence Day of the Union of Myanmar.

From Samdech Hun Sen, Prime Minister of the Royal Government of Cambodia
Excellency,

On the auspicious occasion of the 57th Anniversary of the Independence Day of the Union of Myanmar, on behalf of the Royal Government and People of Cambodia, I have the great pleasure to extend my heartfelt congratulation to Your Excellency and best wishes of happiness and prosperity to the people of Myanmar.

I am fully confident that the excellent bonds of friendship and productive cooperation between our two countries will be further strengthened and developed for the common interest of our two peoples and of the ASEAN family as well.

May I take this opportunity to extend to Your Excellency my best wishes of good health, happiness and greater success in fulfillment of your noble task.

Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.

From Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Prime Minister of the State of Kuwait

I have the pleasure to extend my heartiest greetings to Your Excellency as your friendly country celebrates its National Day.

I avail myself of this opportunity to express my sincere wishes for the continued progress and growth of the distinguished relations of our two countries and their friendly peoples.

With my sincere wishes for Your Excellency’s sound health and happiness and for your country and its people continued progress and prosperity.

Please accept, the assurances of my highest considerations.

From Mr Symeon Saxe-Coburg Gotha, Prime Minister of the Republic of Bulgaria
Your Excellency,

On the occasion of the National Holiday of the Union of Myanmar, the Independence Day, I would like to express on behalf of the Bulgarian government and myself most sincere congratulations and good wishes for prosperity and further advancement of the people of Myanmar.

Source: "The New Light Of Myanmar", www.myanmar.com/nlm/
 

Participants arrive to take part in ASEAN Archery Championship

YANGON, 7 Jan — ASEAN Archery Federation President Mr Sanguan Kosavinta, who heads a three-member delegation, arrived here by air this evening. Myanmar is due to host the first ASEAN Archery Championship to be held from 9 to 14 January 2005. They were welcomed at Yangon International Airport by officials of the Sports and Physical Education Department, President of Myanmar Archery Federation Dr Khin Shwe and General Secretary U Kyaw Oo and officials.

Similarly, Mr Baharuddin Jamil, four members of panel of judges, a manager/ coach and 13 participants from Malaysia and Mr Hoong Saumui and a member of the Board of Referees from Singapore also arrived here by air this morning, and they were welcomed at the airport by officials concerned.

Source: "The New Light Of Myanmar", www.myanmar.com/nlm/

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