Senior General Min Aung Hlaing offers “Soon” to Lao Buddhist delegation

SENIOR General Min AungHlaing offered soon “a day meal” to a Laotian Buddhist delegation led by Venerable BounmaSimmaphon at theAureum Palace Hotel in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday.

At the invitation of Commander- in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Min AungHlaing during his visit to Laos, the delegation of the Laotian Buddhist monks is paying a visit to Myanmar from 26 to 30 November to promote Buddhism and friendship between Laos and Myanmar.

At the luncheon, Venerable BounmaSimmaphon expressed delight for inviting the Members of the Sangha from Laos, pledging to promote the Sasana and promoting friendship between the peoples of the two countries.

Venerable Bounma Simmaphon presented Buddha images to the Commander-in-Chief and wife as Dhamma gifts.

Mr. ChanthavongSeneamatmontry, Deputy Chief of Lao Front for National Construction and member of the delegation, and Senior General Min Aung Hlaing exchanged gifts.

The Laotian delegation met with the Chairman and members of the State SanghaMahaNayaka Committee in Yangon on 26th November.

The visiting Buddhist delegation visited Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon in the morning and visited theUppatathati Pagoda in Nay Pyi Taw in the evening.

They will visit Bagan, Mandalay and Kengtung during their visit, according to the Office of the Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services.

MNA

(Translation by Myat Thandar Aung)

Photo: Office of The Defence Service

Ref: The Global New Light of Myanmar