Meeting with artistes: Union Minister met with members of MMA and MMPO

Union Minister for Information U Maung Maung Ohn met the acting executive members of the Myanmar Music Association (Central) at MRTV on Pyay Road of Yangon Region Tuesday.

During the meeting, the Union Minister urged the musicians to work hard for the benefit of the country and the people. He also added that the Prime Minister has often instructed those working in the arts to be professionals and to provide necessary assistance. The artistes should make efforts to resume the entertaining programmes in order to ease the anxiety of the public due to COVID-19.

The Union Minister urged the acting executive committee of the Myanmar Music Association (central) to draft a charter and seek the approvals of people from the music industry, to hold a new election, transfer power after forming a new committee and to show their sense of duty for the interests of artistes from the music industry and the development of that industry.

Then, Director-General U Ye Naing of MRTV reported on the cooperation works between the ministry and association while the patrons and members of the association presented the future work plans. At noon, the Union Minister arrived at Film Promotion Division under the Information and Public Relations Department (IPRD) at No (28) of Kokkai Avenue.

During the visit, he met the patrons and executive committee members of the Myanmar Motion Picture Organization and discussed the resumption of arts, screening of movies in cinemas and challenges of people from the film industry.