28 March 2025
Chairman of the State Administration Council Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing received a delegation led by Deputy Minister for Defence of the Russian Federation Col. Gen. Alexander Vasilyevich FOMIN who attended the 80th Anniversary of Armed Forces Day parade at the parlour of Zeyathiri Villa in Nay Pyi Taw this morning.
Also present at the call together with the Senior General were SAC Vice Chairman Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Commander-in- Chief (Army) Vice-Senior General Soe Win, Council Joint Secretary General Ye Win Oo, Chief of the General Staff (Army, Navy and Air) General Kyaw Swa Lin and senior military officers from the Office of the Commander-in-Chief. The Russian Deputy Minister for Defence was accompanied by Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Myanmar H.E. Mr. Iskander Kubarovich AZIZOV, Chairman of the Public Council of the Russian Federation Mr. Pavel Nikoleaevich GUSEV, the Military Attaché of the Russian Federation to Myanmar, high-ranking military officers from Russia and officials.
At the meeting, the Senior General expressed his thanks to the Russian Deputy Minister for attending the 80th Anniversary of Armed Forces Day Parade and the orchestra of the Russian Federation for performing entertainment in Myanmar, and welcomed them warmly.
The Russian Deputy Minister for Defence said that he was grateful to the Senior General for extending invitation to his delegation and himself to attend the 80th Anniversary of Armed Forces Day Parade and took pride in their attendance to the ceremony.
They cordially exchanged views on long-lasting diplomatic relations between the two countries and promotion of cooperationand cementing friendly relations, discussions on bilateral cooperation between the two countries during the official State visit of the Senior General to the Russian Federation in meeting with President Mr. Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation, exchange of goodwill visits of naval vessels of two armed forces, promotion of cooperation in military technology and aerospace technology, learning of military and civilian scholarship students from Myanmar in Russian in order to produce necessary human resources for Myanmar, Russian’s standing with Myanmar in the international arena while Myanmar is standing with Russia, exercising independent, active and non-aligned foreign policy by Myanmar, activities of Myanmar in following the five-point principles of Peaceful Co-existence, further promotion of cooperation in all sectors including defence, economic, cultural and religious sectors, cooperation in humanitarian measures, and endeavours between Russia and Myanmar to further strengthen friendly relations for many years.
After the meeting, the Senior General presented a medal in commemoration of the 80th Anniversary of Armed Forces Day and gifts to the Russian Deputy Minister for Defence who returned gifts to the Senior General. They all then had documentary photos taken together.
