Senior General Than Shwe receives Supreme Commander of Royal Thai Armed Forces

YANGON, 1 Feb— Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Than Shwe received Supreme Commander of Royal Thai Armed Forces of the Kingdom of Thailand General Chaisit Shinawatra and party at Zeyathiri Beikman Hall on Konmyinttha this morning.

Also present were 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, member of the State Peace and Development Council General Thura Shwe Mann of the Ministry of Defence, Prime Minister Lt-Gen Soe Win, Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council Adjutant-General Lt-Gen Thein Sein, member of the State Peace and Development Council Quartermaster-General Lt-Gen Thiha Thura Tin Aung Myint Oo, Commander-in-Chief (Navy) Vice-Admiral Soe Thein and Commander-in-Chief (Air) Lt-Gen Myat Hein.

Supreme Commander of Royal Thai Armed Forces of the Kingdom of Thailand General Chaisit Shinawatra and party were accompanied by Thai Ambassador to Myanmar Mr Suphot Dhirakaosal and Military Attaché Col Prissapa Suvanatat.

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

Supreme Commander of Royal Thai Armed Forces arrives

YANGON, 1 Feb— At the invitation of 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, a goodwill delegation led by Supreme Commander of Royal Thai Armed Forces of the Kingdom of Thailand General Chaisit Shinawatra arrived here on an official visit to Myanmar this morning.

Members of the goodwill delegation led by Supreme Commander of Royal Thai Armed Forces General Chaisit Shinawatra were welcomed at the Yangon International Airport 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, member of the State Peace and Development Council General Thura Shwe Mann of the Ministry of Defence, Commander-in-Chief (Navy) Vice-Admiral Soe Thein, Commander-in-Chief (Air) Lt-Gen Myat Hein, Chairman of Yangon Division Peace and Development Council Commander of Yangon Command Maj-Gen Myint Swe, senior military officers of the Ministry of Defence, Thai Ambassador to Myanmar Mr Suphot Dhirakaosal and Military Attaché Col Prissapa Suvanatat.

Vice-Senior General Maung Aye and General Chaisit Shinawatra went to the dais in the reception hall of the airport and took the salute of the Gurard of Honour.

Vice-Senior General Maung Aye and General Chaisit Shinawatra inspected the Guard of Honour.

General Chaisit Shinawatra and party went to No 1-Tatmadaw Guest House.

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

Vice-Senior General Maung Aye meets Royal Thai Armed Forces
Supreme Commander

YANGON, 1 Feb—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 met Supreme Commander of Royal Thai Armed Forces General Chaisit Shinawatra and party at Zeyathiri Beikman on Konmyinttha here this evening.

Also present at the call were SPDC Member General Thura Shwe Mann of the Ministry of Defence, Secretary-1 Adjutant-General Lt-Gen Thein Sein, SPDC members Lt-Gen Ye Myint, Lt-Gen Aung Htwe, Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than, 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, Commander-in-Chief (Air) Lt-Gen Myat Hein, Yangon Division PDC Yangon Command Commander Maj-Gen Myint Swe, Minister for Foreign Affairs U Nyan Win, Thai Ambassador to Myanmar Mr Suphot Dhira Kaosal and Thai Military Attaché Col Prissapa Suvanatat.

Before and during dinner, artists of Fine Arts Department entertained the guests.

General Chaisit Shinawatra presented flower basket to the artists and posed for documentary photos with them.

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

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