NAY PYI TAW, 15 Aug - Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council of the Union of Myanmar Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Than Shwe received Senator Mr. Jim Webb, Chairman of the East Asian and Pacific Affairs Subcommittee of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, who is currently here at the invitation of Minister for Foreign Affairs U Nyan Win, at Bayintnaung Yeiktha, here, at 11.10 am today.

Also present at the call were Vice-Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Commanderin-Chief (Army) Vice-Senior General Maung Aye, Member of the State Peace and Development Council General Thura Shwe Mann, Prime Minister General Thein Sein, Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council General Thiha Thura Tin Aung Myint Oo, Minister for Foreign Affairs U Nyan Win, Director-General Col Kyaw Kyaw Win of the State Peace and Development Council Office and Director-General U Kyaw Kyaw of the Protocol Department under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The visiting US Senator was accompanied by Charge d'Affaires ai of the US Embassy to the Union of Myanmar Mr. Larry M. Dinger.