Foreign Heads of State send felicitations to Senior General Than Shwe

YANGON, 15 Jan— The following aremessages of felicitations from Foreign Heads of State 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:

From Natsagiin Bagabandi, President of Mongolia
Excellency,

I would like to congratulate sincerely Your Excellency on the occasion of National Day of the Union of Myanmar.

I wish to Your Excellency good health, happiness and prosperity to the people of Myanmar.

From Mohammed VI, King of Morocco

As the Union of Myanmar celebrates its Independence Day, it gives me great pleasure to extend my heartfelt congratulations to Your Excellency, along with my best wishes to you for good health and happiness, and to the Myanmar people for continued progress and prosperity.

I should like to take this opportunity to commend the relations between our countries, and to tell you how keen I am to continue working with you to further strengthen them, for the benefit of our peoples.

From General Emile Lahoud, President of the Republic of Lebanon

In my own name and on behalf of the Lebanese people, I would like to convey to Your Excellency, on the occasion of the National Day, my sincere congratulations and best wishes of happiness and success to Your Excellency and prosperity to the people of Myanmar.

From Heinz Fischer, Federal President of the Republic of Austria
Excellency,

On the occasion of the National Day of the Union of Myanmar, I convey to your country my congratulations. I seize this opportunity to extend my best wishes for a happy future of the people of the Union of Myanmar.

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

Secretary-1 receives PRC guests

YANGON, 15 Jan — State Peace and Development Council Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Thein Sein received the Chinese delegation led by Vice Minister for the Public Security Mr Zhao Yongji at Zeyathiri Beikman Hall on Konmyinttha this afternoon.

Also present at the call were Yangon Division Peace and Development Council Chairman Commander of Yangon Command Maj-Gen Myint Swe, Minister for Home Affairs Maj-Gen Maung Oo, Deputy Minister Brig-Gen Phone Swe, Director-General of Myanmar Police Force Brig-Gen Khin Yi and Director-General of the Protocol Department Thura U Aung Htet of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Chinese Ambassador to Myan-mar Mr Li Jinjun.

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

Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei felicitates Prime Minister Lt-Gen Soe Win

YANGON, 15 Jan— The following is a message of felicitations from Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei 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.

Your Excellency,

On my own behalf and on behalf of the Government and people of Brunei Darussalam, it gives me great pleasure to present to Your Excellency, the Government and people of the Union of Myanmar, my warmest congratulations on the auspicious occasion of the Anniversary of the Independence Day of the Union of Myanmar.

I am very pleased to note that the relations between our two countries have continued to develop from strength to strength. I wish that this will be maintained and further enhanced in the future for the mutual benefits of our two countries and peoples.

Finally, I send Your Excellency my personal best wishes for your continued good health and happiness as well as for the continued progress and prosperity of the people of the Union of Myanmar.

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

Notes on Combating Transnational Crime and Maintaining Social Order in Border Areas signed

YANGON, 15 Jan — A ceremony to sign the notes of the Meeting for Realizing Peace and Tranquillity of Border Areas and Combating Transnational Crime was held at the Grand Plaza Park Royal Hotel on Alanpya Pagoda Road, here, this morning.

Deputy Minister for Home Affairs Brig-Gen Phone Swe and Chinese Vice Minister of Public Security Mr Zhao Yongji signed the notes.

Also present on the occasion were the Myanmar representatives led by the Director-General of Myanmar Police Force, Chinese Ambassador Mr Li Jinjun and staff totalling 60. Matters related to realizing peace and tranquillity on the border areas between Myanmar and China and cooperation in combating transnational crimes with momentum were included in the notes.

The Chinese Vice Minister and party visited Bagan-NyaungU and Mandalay on 13 and 14 January.

This evening, Minister for Home Affairs Maj-Gen Maung Oo hosted a dinner in honour of the Chinese Vice Minister and party.

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

Bangladeshi, Indian Ministers leave

YANGON, 15 Jan — Minister for Energy Brig-Gen Lun Thi and officials saw off Bangladeshi State Minister for Energy and Mineral Resources Mr AKM Mo sharraf Hossain and party at Yangon International Airport on 13 January evening.

Similarly, Minister Brig-Gen Lun Thi and wife and party saw off Indian Minister for Oil and Natural Gas Mr Mani Shankar Aiyar and party at the airport yesterday evening.

The Bangladeshi and Indian Ministers and parties attended the Myanmar-Bangladesh-India Trilateral Meeting on Cooperation in the Petroleum and Gas Sector and observed the offshore oil and gas sector functions of the nation.

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

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