80th Anniversary of Armed Forces Day Pre Dinner Reception

March 26

This evening, an 80th Anniversary of Armed Forces Day pre-dinner reception ceremony took place at the Zeyathiri Beikman Outdoor Ground in Nay Pyi Taw. Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, Chairman of the State Administration Council Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services and his spouse Daw Kyu Kyu Hla hosted the event.

The ceremony was followed by a fireworks display, which were launched from the Armed Forces Day military parade ground and the Bayintnaung Pavilion to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the Armed Forces Day.

Senior General Min Aung Hlaing and wife Daw Kyu Kyu Hla welcomed the guests of honour. They included Colonel General Alexander Vasilyevich Fomin, Deputy Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation with his delegation, and Vice-Senior General Soe Win, Vice Chairman of the State Administration Council Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Commander-in-Chief (Army) and Daw Than Than Nwe, Chief of the General Staff (Army, Navy and Air) General Kyaw Swa Lin and wife, Commander-in-Chief (Navy) Admiral Htein Win and wife, Commander-in-Chief (Air) General Tun Aung and wife; SAC Secretary and wife, SAC Joint Secretary and wife; SAC members and wives; Union-level dignitaries; Union ministers and wives; senior military officers from the Office of the Commander-in-Chief and their wives; families of the Thirty Comrades, families of the retired Commander-in-Chiefs, retired senior Tatmadaw (Army, Navy and Air) officer; awardees of the Independence Mawgunwin; advisors, deputy ministers, retired military personnel ambassadors; Nay Pyi Taw Council members; military attachés and officials from foreign military attachés offices; representatives from ethnic armed organizations signatory to the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA); political party leaders and officials; family members, relatives of Aung San Thuriya title recipients; officers and soldiers who have received Thiha Thura, Thura and other Tatmadaw gallantry medals along with their family members and relatives; officers and soldiers who were awarded the Brave Heroism Commemorative Badges and their family members and relatives; members of the Myanmar War Veterans Organization, transformed people’s militias, local people’s militias, central border guard advisory and supervisory Force, Fire Brigade; officials and staff from various ministries; officials from the YMBA, Myanmar Women’s Affairs Federation, Myanmar Maternal and Children Welfare Association; officials from the Central Committee of the Interfaith Unity Association; artists who performed in the ceremony of Armed Forces Day commemorative drama; winners of military march song competitions, soldier songs, poetry, short story and novel contests; representatives from the News Media Council; the Motion Picture, Music and Theater Association and the Strategic Studies Group, members of university training corps; teachers and students from the Ethnic Development University; and special invitees.

Lastly, patriotic songs were played by the Myawady Music Troupe from the Directorate of Public Relations and Psychological Warfare of the Office of the Commander-in- Chief (Army), artists from the Myanmar Police Force and Russian Armed Forces Band throughout the event.

Later on, the Senior General and officials concerned warmly welcomed the attendees and watched a fireworks display in commemoration of the successful holding of the event.

Then,militants performed “Divine Words of the Three Flowers” presented by servicemen and servicewomen at ZeyathiriBeikmanThabinHallbasedonDirectorateofPublicRelationsandPsychologicalWarfare,andSeniorGeneralMinAungHlaingandhiswifeDawKyuKyuHlawatched.

Following the performance, the Senior General and his wife offered commemorative flower baskets to the performers, and cordially greeted the attendees.

As part of the 80th Anniversary of Armed Forces Day, ships, helicopters, and armored vehicle statues, as well as statues of the three kings who founded the First, Second, and Third Myanmar Empires, were beautifully lit along the main road which leads to the Office of the Commander-in-Chief (Army). Attendees of the dinner reportedly enjoyed the display quite a lot.