Senior General Than Shwe sees off Prime Minister Lt-Gen Soe Win on his
departure for 10th ASEAN Summit in Vientiane

YANGON, 27 Nov— At the invitation of Prime Minister of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic Mr Bounnhang Vorachith, Prime Minister of the Union of Myanmar Lt-Gen Soe Win left here by special aircraft for Vientiane, Laos to attend the 10th ASEAN Summit, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam Summit, Summits of the ASEAN Heads of State/Government and Heads of State/Government of the People’s Republic of China, Japan and the Republic of Korea, ASEAN-India Summit and ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Commemorative Summit to be held in Vientiane, Laos from 28 to 30 November 2004.

The Myanmar delegation led by Prime Minister Lt-Gen Soe Win was seen off at Yangon International Airport by Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Than Shwe, Vice-Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Commander-in-Chief (Army) Vice-Senior General Maung Aye, Member of the State Peace and Development Council General Thura Shwe Mann, Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Thein Sein, members of the State Peace and Development Council, the Commander-in-Chief (Navy), the Commander-in-Chief (Air), the Chairman of Yangon Division Peace and Development Council the Commander of Yangon Command, ministers, senior military officers, Charge d’Affaires ai of the Laotian Embassy Mr Kobkeo Luangkhot and officials, Director-General Lt-Col Pe Nyein of the State Peace and Development Council Office and departmental heads.

The Prime Minister was accompanied by Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs U Kyaw Thu, Director-General U Soe Tint of the Prime Minister’s Office, Director-General U Myint Thein of Pyithu Hluttaw Office, Director-General Thura U Aung Htet of the Protocol Department, departmental heads and officials.

Minister for National Planning and Economic Development U Soe Tha and Minister for Foreign Affairs U Nyan Win left in advance for Vientiane, Laos, on 26 November to attend the Meetings of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers and ASEAN Economic Ministers prior to the ASEAN Summit.