THE 78th Armed Forces Day ceremony of the Republic of India was held yesterday evening at the Parkroyal Hotel in Nay Pyi Taw, attended by State Security and Peace Commission Member and Chief of the General Staff (Army, Navy and Air) General Kyaw Swa Lin and his wife.
First,
State Security and Peace Commission Member and Chief of the General Staff
(Army, Navy and Air) General Kyaw Swa Lin and his delegation arrived at the
venue and were warmly welcomed by the Indian Ambassador to Myanmar Mr Abhay
Thakur; General Officer Commanding (GOC) of Indian Army’s 3 Corps Lieutenant
General AS Pendharkar, AVSM, YSM; the Indian Defence Attaché
to Myanmar; the Naval Attaché; and their wives.
The
78th Armed Forces Day ceremony of the Republic of India was then inaugurated
with the playing of the National Anthem of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar
and the National Anthem of the Republic of India. A video clip commemorating
the 78th Indian Armed Forces Day was subsequently shown, after which the Indian
Defence Attaché
to Myanmar, Colonel Jaswinder Singh Gill, explained plans for India–Myanmar
defence cooperation. Thereafter, the Indian Ambassador to Myanmar and the GOC
of the Indian Army’s 3 Corps delivered felicitation speeches.
Chief
of the General Staff (Army, Navy and Air) General Kyaw Swa Lin, the Indian
ambassador to Myanmar, and the GOC of the Indian Army’s 3 Corps then cut a cake
to commemorate the 78th Armed Forces Day of the Republic of India, posed for a
group photograph, and presented gifts. The Indian Ambassador to Myanmar then
hosted a dinner in honour of the attendees.
The
ceremony was attended by senior officers from the Office of the
Commander-in-Chief and their wives, officials from the Indian Embassy to
Myanmar, and invitees.
In
addition, the Chief of the General Staff (Army, Navy and Air) General Kyaw Swa
Lin received a delegation led by GOC of the Indian Army’s 3 Corps
Lieutenant-General AS Pendharkar, AVSM, YSM, at the hotel.
During
the meeting, they exchanged views on ways to further enhance cooperation
between the two militaries on security, stability, and the rule of law in the
border areas of the two countries; on the prevention and suppression of drugs;
on the implementation of military-to-military cooperation; and on the further
development and strengthening of bilateral friendship.
After
the meeting, the Chief of the General Staff (Army, Navy and Air) and the GOC of
the Indian Army’s 3 Corps took a group photograph with the attendees and
presented them with souvenirs.
The
meeting was attended by senior officers from the Office of the
Commander-in-Chief (Army), as well as the GOC of the Indian Army’s 3 Corps,
senior officers from the Indian Army, and Indian Defence Attaché
to Myanmar Colonel Jaswinder Singh Gill.
MNA/
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