THE opening ceremony of the second Myanmar-Russia joint security naval exercise was held at Thiri Maha Zeya Kyaw Htin Hall of the Naval Training Command on 22 October.

It was attended by senior officials of Tatmadaw (Navy) and the Russian Navy, the Russian military attaché to Myanmar and invitees. They all posed for documentary photos after the ceremony.

The four navy ships from the Russian Pacific Fleet arriving in Myanmar for the second joint naval exercise left Myanmar from Thilawa Port yesterday morning.

During the visit, they visited famous sites in Yangon, joined in friendly sports competitions, studied naval vessels of two countries, hosted dinner events and conducted harbour phase exercises.

The Russian navy ships headed to naval exercise operating areas together with vessels of Tatmadaw (Navy).

MNA/KTZH

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