Senior General Than Shwe sends message of felicitations to Bangladeshi President

YANGON, 26 March— On the occasion of the anniversary of the Independence Day of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, which falls on 26 March 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 Prof Dr Iajuddin Ahmed, President of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh.

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

Prime Minister Lt-Gen Soe Win receives Indian Minister

YANGON, 25 March — Prime Mini-ster Lt-Gen Soe Win received Indian External Affairs Minister Mr K Natwar Singh and party at Zeyathiri Beikman on Konmyinttha this evening.

Also present at the call were Foreign Minister U Nyan Win, Deputy Ministers U Kyaw Thu and U Maung Myint, Director-General U Soe Tint at the Government’s Office, Director-General of the Protocol Department Thura U Aung Htet and Indian Ambassador to Myanmar Mr Rajiv Kumar Bhatia.

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

 Prime Minister sends felicitations to Bangladesh

YANGON, 26 March— On the occasion of the anniversary of the Independence Day of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh which falls on 26 March 2005, Lt-Gen Soe Win, Prime Minister of the Union of Myanmar, has sent a message of felicitations to Her Excellency Begum Khaleda Zia, Prime Minister of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh.

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

Foreign Minister receives Indian counterpart

YANGON, 25 March — Foreign Minister U Nyan Win received Indian Minister of External Affairs Mr K Natwar Singh at the ministry at 10.30 am today. At the meeting, they discussed the relationship and cooperation matters between the two countries. In the evening, the minister hosted a dinner to the Indian delegation at Sedona Hotel.

At 9.45 am, Indian External Affairs Minister Mr K Natwar Singh and wife and party, accompanied by Indian Ambassador to Myanmar Mr Rajiv Kumar Bhatia and officials, visited Shwedagon Pagoda.

The Indian Minister signed in the visitors’ book. Next, the visiting Indian minister and party donated cash to the fund of the pagoda. Afterwards, they paid homage to Jade Buddha Image and view King Thayawady’s Bell at the pagoda. Later, they observed the religious buildings.

Indian External Affairs Minister Mr K Natwar Singh’s wife Mrs Hem Natwar Singh together with Mrs Kum Kum Bhatia, wife of the Indian Ambassador to Myanmar, visited Myanma Gems Museum. They were conducted by the officials of the museum around the museum.

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

FM sends felicitations to Bangladesh

YANGON, 26 March— On the occasion of the anniversary of the Independence Day of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh which falls on 26 March 2005, U Nyan Win, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Union of Myanmar, has sent a message of felicitations to His Excellency Mr M Morshed Khan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh.

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

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