Banquet honoring new signatories of NCA held in Nay Pyi Taw

February 13, 2018

A banquet was held in Nay Pyi Taw’s Myanmar International Convention Center-II to honor the New Mon State Party and Lahu Democratic Union on signing the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement last night.

Attending the event were President U Htin Kyaw, State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the Vice Presidents U Myint Swe and U Henry Van Thio, Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker U Win Myint, Amyotha Hluttaw Speaker Mahn Win Khaing Than, Union Chief Justice U Tun Tun Oo, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, Chairperson of the Constitutional Tribunal U Myo Nyunt, Union Election Commission Chairman U Hla Thein, Vice-Senior General Soe Win, Chairman of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Legal Affairs and Special Cases Assessment Commission of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Thura U Shwe Mann, Union Ministers, Chairman and members of Peace Commission JMC-U members, Union Attorney-General, Union Auditor-General, Chairman of the Union Civil Service Board, Nay Pyi Taw Council Chairman, Chief Ministers from Shan and Mon States, the Governor of the Central Bank of Myanmar, Chief of General Staff (Army, Navy and Air), Chairman of the Anti-Corruption Commission, Chairman of the Human Rights Commission, Chairpersons of NMSP and LDU and their Vice-Chairpersons, Representatives and community elders, Chairpersons of Hluttaw Affairs Committees, Deputy Ministers, Tatmadaw officials, Hluttaw Representatives, Ministers for Ethnic Affairs, representives of Political Parties, Government Department heads, representatives of armed ethnic groups, foreign ambassadors, UN representatives and other invited guests.

Performers from the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Cultural performed various dances including Panglong faith dance, Mon Traditonal Natkanar dance, Lahu Traditonal Bu Palway Myay Wine dance, Lahu Lu Taing Thi Par Say dance (“Everyone should know” dance), Mon Tradtional Hinthar dance and the Tarswar Myanmar (United Ethnics) dance during the banquet.

After the banquet, President U Htin Kyaw and State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi greeted the Chairpersons of the NMSP and LDU, responsible officials, and the artistes and performers cordially.

Myanmar News Agency

Ref; The Global New Light of Myanmar