Senior General Than Shwe welcomes back Prime Minister General Thein Sein

NAY PYI TAW, 31 March - Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Than Shwe welcomed back Prime Minister General Thein Sein who arrived back from Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic by special flight this evening after attending the Third Greater Mekong Sub-region Summit (GMS Summit).

Prime Minister General Thein Sein participated in the Third Mekong Sub-region Summit (GMS Summit) from 30 to 31 March at the invitation of His Excellency Mr Bouasone Bouphavanh, Prime Minister of the Lao People's Democratic Republic.

Prime Minister General Thein Sein was also welcomed back at Nay Pyi Taw Airport by Vice-Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Commander-in-Chief (Army) Vice-Senior General Maung Aye, Member of the State Peace and Development Council General Thura Shwe Mann of the Ministry of Defence, Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Thiha Thura Tin Aung Myint Oo, Members of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Maung Bo, Lt-Gen Kyaw Win, Lt-Gen Aung Htwe and Lt-Gen Tin Aye, Lt-Gen Myint Hlaing of the Ministry of Defence, Military Affairs Security Chief Lt-Gen Ye Myint, Maj-Gen Tha Aye and Maj-Gen Khin Zaw of Ministry of Defence, Adjutant-General Maj-Gen Thura Myint Aung, Commander of Nay Pyi Taw Command Maj-Gen Wai Lwin, Deputy Minister for Transport Col Nyan Tun Aung, senior military officers, Director-General of the Office of the State Peace and Development Council Col Kyaw Kyaw Win and departmental officials, Charge d'Affairs of Embassy of Lao People's Democratic Republic Mr Thongkhoun Sengphachan and officials.

Members of the delegation Minister for Foreign Affairs U Nyan Win, Minister for National Planning and Economic Development U Soe Tha, Director-General of the Government Office Col Thant Shin and other members of the delegation also arrived back here on the same flight.