14 October 2025
The Days of Saint Petersburg were celebrated at Lotte Hotel in Yangon, which was attended by Region Chief Minister U Soe Thein, Yangon Command Commander Maj-Gen Pyae Sone Lin, relevant officials, Mr Evgeny Grigoriev, Chairman of the Committee for External Relations of the Government of Saint Petersburg, Russian Ambassador to Myanmar Mr Iskander Azizov and other guests.
The Days of Saint Petersburg were celebrated at the Lotte Hotel in Yangon. The Region Chief Minister U Soe Thein, Yangon Command Commander Maj-Gen Pyae Sone Lin, relevant officials, Mr Evgeny Grigoriev, Chairman of the Committee for External Relations of the Government of Saint Petersburg, Russian Ambassador to Myanmar Mr Iskander Azizov and other invitees attended the event.
The video clips depicting famous sites of Saint Petersburg and Myanmar, and the video message of Saint Petersburg Governor Mr Alexander Beglov were screened. After the greeting speech of the chief minister and Russian officials, the Russian, Belarusian, and Myanmar artists performed traditional dances, respectively.
The chief minister and Russian officials presented flower bouquets to the cultural dance troupes. The chief minister and the Chairman of the Committee for External Relations of the Government of St Petersburg exchanged gifts. The chief minister hosted a lunch at the Crystal Ballroom of Lotte Hotel and had it together with the Russian delegation and participants.
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