At the invitation of 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, Chief of General Staff Senior Lieutenant-General Phung Quang Thanh and party of the Vietnamese People’s Army of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam arrived here by air at 5.45 pm today to pay a goodwill visit to Myanmar. They were welcomed at the 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.
Also present on the occasion were Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council Adjutant-General Lt-Gen Thein Sein, members of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Ye Myint and Lt-Gen Aung Htwe of the Ministry of Defence, Chairman of Yangon Division Peace and Development Council Commander of Yangon Command Maj-Gen Myint Swe, senior military officers of the Ministry of Defence, Charge d’Affaires ai of the Vietnamese Embassy Mr Pham Van Cu, Vietnamese Military Attaché Sr Col Nguyen Van Thanh and officials.
Vice-Senior General Maung Aye and Senior Lt-Gen Phung Quang Thanh took the salute of the Guard of Honour and inspected it.
Next, the Vietnamese guests left for No 1 Tatmadaw Guest House. Vice-Senior General Maung Aye and party waved to the guests.