Senior General visits headquarter of Guards Tank Division in Naro-Fominsk, Russia

June 20, 2017

Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, who was in Russian Federation at the invitation of Army General Sergey K. Shoigu, Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation, visited headquarters of Guards Tank Division in Naro-Fominsk, Russian Federation on 19 June.

Afterwards, the Senior General and party observed small arms and light weapons which are currently using in Russian Armed Forces, military tanks performance, military trainees programmes, trainees demonstrated martial arts skills by one person and military dormitories.

Then, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing observed training exercises of armed forces at the training grounds of the Guards Tank Division. In the evening, the Senior General met with Secretary of the Security Council of Russia Federation Mr. Nikolai Patrushev at standard time 5:45 pm.

During the meeting, they discussed matters relating to enhancing cooperation between the two armed forces, bilateral military cooperation for security sectors and exchanging information of anti-violence.

Ref; The Global New Light of Myanmar