Senior General Than Shwe sends felicitations to Sri Lankan President

YANGON, 4 Feb — On the occasion of the Anniversary of the Independence Day of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, which falls on 4 February 2005, Senior General Than Shwe, Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council of the Union of Myanmar, has sent a message of felicitations to His Excellency Madame Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.

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

PM felicitates his Sri Lankan counterpart

YANGON, 4 Feb — On the occasion of the Anniversary of the Independence Day of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, which falls on 4 February 2005, Lt-Gen Soe Win, Prime Minister of the Union of Myanmar, has sent a message of felicitations to His Excellency Mr Manhinda Rajapakse, Prime Minister of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.

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

Russian Federation Deputy Minister arrives

YANGON, 3 Feb — At the invitation of Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs U Kyaw Thu, Mr Alexander Yu Alekseev, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, arrived here by air this afternoon for regular consultations of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs between the two countries.

The Russian Federation Deputy Minister was welcomed by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs U Kyaw Thu, Russian Federation Ambassador to Myanmar Mr Oleg V Kabanov and officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Russian Embassy. Deputy Minister U Kyaw Thu hosted a dinner to the Russian Federation Deputy Minister at the Dusit Inya Lake Hotel this evening.

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

UMFCCI Vice-President leaves for Pakistan

YANGON, 3 Feb — A 15-member delegation led by Vice-President of the Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry U Aung Lwin left here by air on 1 February to attend Expo Pakistan 2005 to be held in Karachi, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, from 2 to 5 February.

They were seen off at the airport by Pakistani Ambassador to Myanmar Mr Muhammad Nawaz Chaudhry, President of UMFCCI U Win Myint, CEC members and officials.

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

Minister U Aung Thaung receives Indian guests

YANGON, 3 Feb — Minister for Industry-1 U Aung Thaung received Chairman of Angel, Que International Limited, Procurement and Construction Company Mr DK Goyal and party of India at his office this afternoon. During their meeting, they held discussions on bilateral cooperation.

Present at the call were Deputy Minister Brig-Gen Thein Tun, directors-general and managing directors of department and enterprises under the ministry.

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

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