Vice-Senior General Maung Aye hosts luncheon to Thai goodwill delegation led by Commander-in-Chief of Royal Thai Army General Prawit Wongsuwon

YANGON, 28 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 hosted a luncheon to the visiting Thai goodwill delegation led by Commander-in-Chief of Royal Thai Army General Prawit Wongsuwon at the New Yeiktha of the Ministry of Defence here at noon today.

Also present on the occasion were member of the State Peace and Development Council General Thura Shwe Mann of the Ministry of Defence, 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 and Cheif of Armed Forces Training Lt-Gen Kyaw Win, 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, Minister for Foreign Affairs U Nyan Win, senior military officials of the Ministry of Defence, Thai Ambassador to Myanmar Mr Suphot Dhirakaosal, Defence Attaché Col Prissapa Suvanatat and officials.

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

Vice-Senior General Maung Aye receives Commander-in-Chief of Royal Thai Army
General Prawit Wongsuwona

YANGON, 28 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 received Commander-in-Chief of Royal Thai Army General Prawit Wongsuwon and party at the Ministry of Defence at 11 am today.

Also present together with Vice-Senior General Maung Aye on the occasion were State Peace and Development Council member General Thura Shwe Mann of the Ministry of Defence, State Peace and Development Council members 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, Commander-in-Chief (Navy) Vice-Admiral Soe Thein, Commander-in-Chief (Air) Lt-Gen Myat Hein, Yangon Division Peace and Development Council Chairman Yangon Command Commander Maj-Gen Myint Swe, Minister for Foreign Affairs U Nyan Win and senior officers of the Ministry of Defence.

Present together with the visiting Royal Thai Army Commander-in-Chief General Prawit Wongsuwon and party were Thai Ambassador to Myanmar Mr Suphot Dhirakaosal and Thai Military Attache Col Prissapa Suvannatat.

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

Vice-Senior General Maung Aye sees off Commander-in-Chief of Royal Thai Army
General Prawit Wongsuwon

YANGON, 28 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 this evening saw off members of goodwill delegation led by Commander-in-Chief of Royal Thai Army General Prawit Wongsuwon at Yangon International Airport after paying an official visit to the Union of Myanmar.

The visiting delegation was also seen off by member of the State Peace and Development Council General Thura Shwe Mann of the Ministry of Defence, 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, Thai Ambassador to Myanmar Mr Suphot Dhirakoasal, Military Attache Col Prissapa Suvanatat and officials.

At 3.15 pm, visiting Commander-in-Chief of Royal Thai Army General Prawit Wongsuwon and party arrived at the airport. Vice-Senior General Maung Aye met General Prawit Wongsuwon at the airport lounge. Vice-Senior General Maung Aye presented an album and a video tape on the official visit to General Prawit Wongsuwon. Commander-in-Chief of Royal Thai Army General Prawit Wongsuwon and party left the airport and Vice-Senior General Maung Aye and party bid farewell to the guests.

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

Commander-in-Chief of Royal Thai Army tours Yangon

YANGON, 28 Feb—The Thai goodwill delegation led by Commander-in-Chief of Royal Thai Army General Prawit Wongsuwon, accompanied by Maj-Gen Aye Myint of the Ministry of Defence, Thai Defence Attaché Col Prissapa Suvanatat and officials, at 1 pm today arrived at the Shwedagon Pagoda, where they were welcomed by members of the Pagoda Board of Trustees.

First, the guests offered flower, water, light and scented sticks to the Buddha image kept at the Prayer Hall.

Next, the Commander-in-Chief of Royal Thai Army signed in the visitors’ book and made cash donations.

After accepting the cash donations, members of the Pagoda Board of Trustees presented a picture of Shwedagon Pagoda to the Commander-in-Chief of Royal Thai Army as a gift.

Next, the Commander-in-Chief of Royal Thai Army and party paid homage to Jade Buddha image at the south-west corner of the Pagoda and the Shwedagon Pagoda. They then inspected religious buildings.

Afterwards, they proceeded to the Mindhamma Hill in Insein Township, where they were welcomed by members of the Pagoda Board of Trustees.

After offering flowers, water and light to Lawka Chantha Abhaya Labha Muni Buddha Image, the guests made cash donations there.

Later, the guests viewed Yadana white elephants on the hill, where they were conducted round by officials of the Forest Department.

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

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