Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Senior General Than Shwe sees off Prime Minister General Thein Sein on his departure for Indonesia, Singapore



Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Than Shwe saw off Prime Minister General Thein Sein at Nay Pyi Taw Airport at 2.30 pm yesterday on his departure for Indonesia and Singapore. The Prime Minister is due to
pay goodwill visits to the countries at the invitations of President of the Republic of Indonesia Dr Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore Mr Lee Hsien Loong. Together with Senior
General Than Shwe, 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, Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Thiha Thura Tin Aung Myint Oo, SPDC member Lt- Gen Tin Aye of the
Ministry of Defence, Lt- Gen Ye Myint of the Ministry of Defence,Commander of Nay Pyi Taw Command Maj-Gen Wai Lwin, heads of department, Ambassador of Singapore to Myanmar Mr Robert Chua Hian
Kong and Charge d’ Affaires ai of Indonesian Embassy Mr Totok Prianamto also saw off the Prime Minister at the airport. The delegation led by Prime Minister General Thein Sein comprises Minister for National Planning and Economic Development U Soe Tha, Minister for Hotels and Tourism Maj-Gen Soe Naing, Minister for Commerce Brig-Gen Tin Naing Thein, minister for Transport Maj-Gen Thein Swe, Minister for Forestry Brig-Gen Thein Aung, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs U Maung Myint, Deputy
Minister for Home Affairs Brig-Gen Phone Swe and departmental heads and officials.

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