Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Senior General Than Shwe received Speaker of Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Mr W J M Lokubandara and party at Credentials Hall of the Pyithu Hluttaw Building on 3 March 2005.
Present at the call were Vice-Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Vice- Senior General Maung Aye, Member of the State Peace and Development Council General Thura Shwe Mann, Prime Minister Lt-Gen Soe Win, Minister for Foreign Affairs U Nyan Win, Director-General of the State Peace and Development Council Office Lt-Col Pe Nyein, Director-General of Protocol Department Thura U Aung Htet, Sri Lankan Ambassador to Myanmar Mr DMM Ranaraja.