Myanmar delegation led by MoRAC Union Minister arrives back

 

June 23

 

The Myanmar delegation led by Union Minister for Religious Affairs and Culture U Ko Ko arrived back in Yangon after attending the 18th China-ASEAN Culture Forum in China yesterday.

 

During the visit, the Union Minister visited the Guanyin Zen Temple in Nanning and offered cash donations to an assistant monk of the temple on 18 June and met the Consul-General and staff at the Myanmar Consulate-General in Nanning in the same evening.

 

The Union Minister attended the pre-coordination meeting of the 18th China-ASEAN Culture Forum at 6 pm on that day.

 

During the discussion under the topic “Building Smart Libraries and Promotion on Reading” of the 18th China-ASEAN Culture Forum held on 19 June, the Union Minister discussed the signs of progress in the sector of libraries and Director Dr Kay Thi Aye of the National Library participated in Special Dialogue section.

 

The Union Minister also attended the Opening Ceremony of Revival and Reconstruction of the Yongle encyclopedia at Guangxi national library in the evening and observed the library and museums.

 

The Union Minister and party also headed to Liuzhou from Nanning on 20 June and visited the No Wang snail noodle factory, Liuzhou Shrine, Liuzhou industrial museum and Bauhinia Culture Creative Gallery exhibition hall. Then, the delegates attended the dinner hosted by the Liuzhou Mayor and enjoyed the beauty of Liuzhou by ship.

 

The Union Minister and party arrived back in Nanning on 21 June and went to Kunming airport and paid homage to the Sitagu Sayadaw, who arrived at Kunming to renovate a replica of the Shwedagon Pagoda in China, at the lounge of Kunming airport.

 

Moreover, the Union Minister and party saw off Sitagu Sayadaw at Kunming airport and returned to Myanmar yesterday morning. — MNA/KTZH