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Thursday, November 12, 2009 - 4.45 GMT |
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Senior General
Than Shwe in Sri Lanka |
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The Head
of State
of
Myanmar,
Senior
General
Than
Shwe is
visiting
Sri
Lanka
from 12
-15
November
on a
State
Visit on
an
invitation
extended
by
President
Mahinda
Rajapaksa.
President
Mahinda
Rajapaksa
made a
State
Visit to
Myanmar
at the
invitation
of the
Head of
State of
Myanmar
in June
this
year to
commemorate
the 60th
anniversary
of
diplomatic
relations
between
the two
countries.
Myanmar
Head of
State is
visiting
Sri
Lanka
after a
lapse of
43 years
since
1963.
Myanmar
Prime
Minister
Unu was
the last
Head of
State to
visit
Sri
Lanka.
However,
there
were
frequent
visits
by
Myanmar
Acting
Prime
Minister
and
Ministers
occasionally.
The
visit
symbolizes
the
goodwill
and
unbroken
friendly
relations
between
the two
countries.
The most
significant
purpose
of this
visit
for the
President
of
Myanmar
and his
delegation
is to
pay
homage
to the
Temple
of the
Sacred
Tooth
Relic in
Kandy.
He will
offer a
Buddha
Pooja
and an
alms
giving
for 50
monks
both
from
Malwatte
and
Asigiri
Chapters
on 13
November
2009.
During
the
visit, a
MoU is
expected
to be
signed
between
the
Shwedagon
Temple
of
Myanmar
and the
Temple
of the
Sacred
Tooth
Relic.
Visiting
President
will be
accorded
a State
welcome
at the
Bandaranaike
International
Airport
on 12
November.
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