The Chairman of the State Administration Council (SAC) Prime Minister Senior General Thadoe Maha Thray Sithu Thadoe Thiri Thudhamma Min Aung Hlaing himself conferred honorary titles and medals on the persons for their excellent performances in development, peace and prosperity of the State in commemoration of the 75th Anniversary (Diamond Jubilee) Independence Day 2023 at the ceremonies where the title recipients attended on 1 and 2 January.
Likewise, honorary titles and insignia conferring ceremony took place at the parlour of Zeyathiri Beikman in Nay Pyi Taw on 3 April, attended by the SAC Chairman Prime Minister Senior General Thadoe Maha Thray Sithu Thadoe Thiri Thudhamma Min Aung Hlaing, SAC Joint-Secretary Lt-Gen Zeya Kyaw Htin Sithu Ye Win Oo, Commander-in-Chief (Navy) Admiral Zeya Kyaw Htin Sithu Moe Aung, Commander-in-Chief (Air) General Zeya Kyaw Htin Sithu Tun Aung, senior military officers from the Office of the Commander-in-Chief, and officials, and Russian Deputy Minister for Defence Colonel General Alexander Vasilievich Fomin, Russian Federation Ambassador to Myanmar Mr. Nikolay Listopadov, Military Attaché Colonel Sergey Kurchenko, President of Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences Professor Vitaly Vyacheslavovich Naumkin and officials.
First, Deputy Minister for Home Affairs Maj-Gen Zeya Kyaw Htin Toe Yi read the order of conferring the title. Then, the Senior General presented Thiri Pyanchi title and insignia to Russian Federation Deputy Minister for Defence Colonel General Alexander Vasilievich Fomin for his excellent performance in cooperation for the development, peace and prosperity of the State.
Then, the President of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences explained the “conferring of an honorary doctorate” that he learned Myanmar language, Myanmar history and cultural traditions in last decades. Under the leadership of the Senior General, political transparency based on national unity, development of socioeconomic life, and justice are vividly seen in Myanmar. The country is having an improvement in sectoral cooperation and relations with Russian Federation including the science and technology sector. The institute has decided to cooperate with Myanmar. The Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences unanimously decided to confer the honorary doctorate on the Senior General for his excellent performances in sectoral cooperation and development measures including humanitarian and sought approval to confer the degree on the Senior General. The SAC Chairman Prime Minister then accepted the “honorary doctorate” from the president of the academy.
Afterwards, the Russian Deputy Minister for Defence expressed words of gratitude on conferring the title for his excellent performance. Then, the SAC Chairman Prime Minister Senior General expressed words of honour to the Russian Deputy Minister for Defence who secured the title for his excellent performance, and expressed his delight at accepting the “honorary doctorate” from the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Later, the SAC Chairman Prime Minister, the Russian Deputy Minister for Defence, and the President of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences exchanged commemorative gifts.
After the event, the SAC Chairman Prime Minister and the Russian Deputy Minister for Defence took documentary photos together with the attendees, it is reported.
Source: GNLM (4-4-2023)
- The SAC Chairman Prime Minister presented Thiri Pyanchi title and insignia to the Russian Federation Deputy Minister for Defence for his excellent performance in cooperation for the development, peace and prosperity of the State.
- The President of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences explained the “conferring of an honorary doctorate”, and the SAC Chairman Prime Minister then accepted the “honorary doctorate” from the president of the academy.