3rd Ethnic Cultural Festival: SAC Chairman sent video message to the opening ceremony

As a gesture of hailing Diamond Jubilee Union Day, the ceremony to launch the Myanmar Ethnic Cultural Festival took place at Myanma Radio and Television in Tatkon of Nay Pyi Taw through a virtual system Saturday afternoon, with a video message sent by State Administration Council Chairman Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing.

Union Minister for Ethnic Affairs U Saw Tun Aung Myint, Union Minister for Information U Maung Maung Ohn, Deputy Minister for Ethnic Affairs U Zaw Aye Maung and Chairman of Myanmar Ethnic Entrepreneurs Association U Yaw Set launched the festival.

Next, the video message of the State Administration Council Chairman Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing was presented. In his video message, the Senior General prayed for all ethnic national people enjoying the opening ceremony of third Myanmar Ethnic Cultural Festival 2021 and having physical and mental wellbeing with auspiciousness.

The third Myanmar Ethnic Cultural Festival aimed at cementing the unity and Union spirit among the ethnic national brethren is held with the purpose of discovering the traditions and fine arts of ethnic nationals, further developing the community-based tourism in the ethnic areas, for enabling the travellers to know domestic products, traditional costumes and traditional foods of the respective ethnicities with a view to improving the socio-economic life of the national races etc.

Afterward, Union Minister U Saw Tun Aung Myint extended words of his appreciation that the festival aims to address ethnic affairs in accord with the existing laws and develop ethnic affairs. Moreover, the festival will give chance to visitors for knowing cultural customs, show traditional customs and fine arts, uplift community-based tourism, create opportunities for the export of domestic products to the international market, and contribute to peaceful cooperation and the peace process.

Union Minister U Maung Maung Ohn said holding the festival will contribute to the enhancement of national unity, friendly relations and mutual trust. Knowing the culture and customs of ethnic nationals will effectively contribute to the peace process and multiple developments, urging the ethnic nationals to build Union based on democracy and federalism through the genuine Union spirit.

Chairman of Ethnic Entrepreneurs Association U Yaw Set said the first festival was led by Kachin ethnic entrepreneurs in 2019 and the second festival by Kayah entrepreneurs in 2020 at Kyaikkasan grounds. This year’s festival is virtually held through TV channels instead of Kayin ethnic entrepreneurs.

He prayed that many current events in the country end in a short time as the country is overcoming the various economic and living difficulties.Then, the video on the natural beauty of ethnic nationals including interesting places is screened.