Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing received Major General Pasith Thiengtham, Deputy Chief of General Staff Department of Laos People’s Armed Forces at the Parlour of Zeyathiri Beikman on May 2, announced the Office of the Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Services.

Both sides discussed the success of the goodwill visit of the Deputy Chief of General Staff Department of Lao People’s Armed Forces to Myanmar, friendly cooperation between Lao and Myanmar armed forces, Myanmar’s standing on friendly relations with neighbouring countries as well as global countries in line with the five principles of peaceful coexistence without totally allowing any organizations based on territory of Myanmar and any acts harming interest, peace and stability of neighbouring countries, it said.

They also exchanged their views on goodwill visits of military leaders, cooperation in border security of both countries and eradication of narcotic drugs including security of Mekong River, exchange of information for anti-terrorism, invitation to lecturer Buddhist monks from Myanmar to Laos in order to flourish Theravada Buddhism through exchange of visits of members of the Sangha, prospects for cooperation in religious affairs, exchange of visits of military cultural troupes, medical squads, sports contingents and lower level goodwill delegations, and exchange of naval and air force technologies.

Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Commander-in- Chief (Army) Vice-Senior General Soe Win, senior military officers from the Office of the Commander-in-Chief and Myanmar Military Attaché (Army, Navy and Air) to Laos Col Kyaw Kyaw Min, senior military officers from Laos People’s Armed Forces, Lao Military Attaché to Myanmar Col. Bounmyvieng Viengnhouttasat and officials attended the meeting.