A pre-dinner to mark the 80th Anniversary of Armed Forces Day 2025 hosted by Chairman of the State Administration Council Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing and his wife Daw Kyu Kyu Hla took place at the square of Zeyathiri Beikman in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday evening.
During the dinner, fireworks were launched from the Armed Forces Day Parade Ground and Bayintnaung Village to hail the 80th Anniversary of Armed Forces Day.
The Senior General and his wife cordially greeted Deputy Minister for Defence of the Russian Federation Colonel General Alexander Vasilyevich Fomin and party, SAC Vice-Chairman Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Commander-in-Chief (Army) Vice-Senior General Soe Win and his wife Daw Than Than Nwe, Chief of the General Staff (Army, Navy and Air) General Kyaw Swa Lin and his wife, Commander-in-Chief (Navy) Admiral Htein Win and his wife, Commander-in-Chief (Air) General Tun Aung and his wife, the SAC Secretary and his wife, the Joint Secretary and his wife, council members and their wives, union-level dignitaries, Union ministers and their wives, senior Tatmadaw officers from the Office of the Commander-in-Chief and their wives, families of the Thirty Comrades, families of the retired commanders-in-chief, retired senior officers of the Tatmadaw (Army, Navy and Air), Independence Mawgun Award winners, advisers, deputy ministers, retired Tatmadaw officer ambassadors, members of Nay Pyi Taw Council, military attachés from the foreign military attaché’s offices and officials, representatives from ethnic armed organizations which have signed the nationwide ceasefire agreement (NCA), chairperson and officials of political parties, families and relatives of Aung San Thuriya title, Thiha Thura, Thura and military gallantry titles and gallantry medal winning officers and other ranks and families, members of Myanmar War Veterans Organization, transformed people’s militia, original people’s militia and members of the border guard central supervisory committee, officials from Myanmar Police Force, Fire Brigade and Myanmar Red Cross Society, officials and staff from ministries, officials from YMBA, Myanmar Women’s Affairs Federation, Myanmar Maternal and Child Welfare Association, and Interfaith Dialogue Group (Central), artistes in the Armed Forces Day commemorative films, winners in the military songs and marching songs, poem, short story and novel contests, officials from Myanmar Press Council, Myanmar Motion Pictures Organization, Theatrical Association and Music Association and officials from the Myanmar Institute of Strategic Studies (MISS), members of University Training Corps, faculty members and students of the University for Development of National Races and guests.
Artistes from Myawady Entertainment Troupe, Myanmar Police Force, and the orchestra of the Russian Armed Forces performed songs and dances during the dinner.
The Senior General and party cordially greeted the attendees to the dinner and enjoyed the fireworks display.
The Senior General, his wife and attendees enjoyed the drama with the title of ‘Abhidhamma of three flowers’ presented by Tatmadaw members under the Directorate of Public Relations and Psychological Warfare at Thabin Hall of Zeyathiri Beikman.
The Senior General and his wife presented flower baskets to artistes.
Attendees to the dinner viewed Tatmadaw vessels, helicopters and armoured vehicles, and statues of three emperor kings along the road leading to the Office of the Commander-in-Chief (Army) illuminated with lighting.
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