Lt-Gen Kyaw Win attends opening of display on works of 59th Anniversary Armed Forces Day Commemorative Literature and Art Competition

YANGON, 26 March - A ceremony to open the display on works of the 59th Anniversary Armed Forces Day Commemorative Lit-erary and Art Competition was held at the Defence Services Museum on U Wisara Road here this morning. Chairman of the leading committee for organizing the 59th Anniversary Armed Forces Day and Chairman of the committee for the 59th Anniversary Armed Forces Day Commemorative Literature and Art Competition member of the State Peace and Development Council Chief of Armed Forces Training Lt-Gen Kyaw Win formally opened the ceremony by cutting a ribbon. It was attended by Vice-Chiefs of Armed Forces Training Maj-Gen Win Myint, Maj-Gen Aung Kyi and Brig-Gen Nyan Win, members of the committee for Literature and Art Competition, members of the work committee for holding Literature and Photos display, and members of other various committees, departmental officials, and prize winners of various competitions.

After the opening ceremony, Lt-Gen Kyaw Win formally unveiled the portrait of State Peace and Development Council Chairman Senior General Than Shwe, objectives of the 59th Anniversary Armed Forces Day and the pictures depicting the opening of Ye Ywa Hydro-electric Station and Ayeyawady Bridge (Magway).

Next, Lt-Gen Kyaw Win and party viewed round the prize winning works and photos displayed at the museum, and left there.

The works of the Literary and Art competition will be displayed at the museum up to 4 April. At the display, quiz will be staged and prizes will be presented to winners.