Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing met Rajnath Singh, Minister for Defence of India, at Metropol Hotel in Moscow to discuss matters related to the strengthening of the friendship and relations between the two armed forces of the two countries on the evening of June 24, announced Office the Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Services.
Both sides discussed matters related to the strengthening of the friendship and relations between the two armed forces of the two countries which have been on friendly terms since the times of successive State leaders, enhancement of border peace and stability and correct border management, bilateral cooperation in ensuring that terrorists do not settle down in border areas, it said.
Moreover, they discussed the implementation of Kaladan project and security cooperation in achieving success in the project, cooperation between the two armed forces in security affairs of the Indian Ocean, the continuation of training courses when the COVID-19 pandemic is under a certain control, and strengthening of cooperation between the two armed forces, it said.
The Myanmar Tatmadaw delegation led by Senior General Min Aung Hlaing attended the Parade of the 75th Anniversary Victory Day of Great Patriotic War of the Russian Federation held at the Red Square in Kremlin Palace in Moscow in the morning of June 24.
It was attended by President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation, Defence Minister Army General Sergei Kuzhugetovich Shoigu, senior military and civilian leaders, members of war veterans’ organization, presidents from 12 countries, military heads, defence ministers and officers of 17 countries and invited guests.
First, military columns and companies that would participate in the parade totalling 14,000 persons took positions and Defence Minister Army General Sergei Kuzhugetovich Shoigu inspected the companies of the columns. Then, he paid a salute and assigned the columns to President Vladimir Putin, who delivered a speech. About 1,400 troops from 13 countries participated in the military parade.
After the Second World War broke out in 1939, Nazis signed an agreement to surrender to the forces of Alliance and the Soviet Union in Berlin, Germany, on May 8, 1945, due to the time difference between countries, the event fell on May 9 in Moscow, which is commemorated as the Victory Day in the Soviet Union. The 75th Anniversary of the Victory Day ceremony, which fell on May 9 this year, was suspended due to the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic. As the outbreak has been controlled in the Russian Federation to some extent, the Victory Day, was held in Russia as the Victory Day of Great Patriotic War parade in the Russian Federation on June 24.
