Laos Trip: Commander-in-Chief paying goodwill visit

At the invitation of Lieutenant General Saichay Kommasith, Deputy Minister of National Defence and Chief of General Staff of the Lao People’s Armed Forces, a Tatmadaw goodwill delegation led by Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services General Ye Win Oo left Nay Pyi Taw International Airport for the Lao People’s Democratic Republic on Tuesday morning.

The Commander-in-Chief was accompanied by his wife, Daw Nilar, along with senior military officers from the Office of the Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services and other officials. Upon arrival at Wattay International Airport, the delegation was welcomed by Major General Vanhthong Boudtavong, Deputy Head of the Chief of Staff Department of the Lao People's Army, and his wife, as well as the Deputy Chief of the Foreign Relations Department, the Lao Military Attaché to Myanmar and his wife, the Ambassador of Myanmar to Laos U Aung Ko and his wife, alongside responsible officials.

During the goodwill visit, the Commander-in-Chief will hold talks with military leaders of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic and visit prominent landmarks across the country, it’s learnt.