State Administration Council Chairman Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing and party visit Rosoboronexport Company, Ostankino Tower in Moscow

The delegation led by State Administration Council Chairman Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, currently in the Russian Federation, visited Rosoboronexport Company and Ostankino Tower in the Russian Federation, yesterday morning.
The Senior General and party were welcomed by Deputy Director-General Mr Alexander Shcherbinin and members of Rosoboronexport Company. At the meeting hall, Assistant Director-General Mr Andrew Chekmarew and the party explained measures to be taken for cooperation in military technologies. The Senior General and party asked for further information.
On arrival at Ostankino Tower in Moscow of the Russian Federation, the Senior General and party were conducted around by Myanmar Military Attaché (Army, Navy and Air) Commodore Kyaw Soe Moe and officials from the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation. They took the photos on overview scenes of Moscow.
The Ostankino Tower was built by Russian Television and Radio Broadcasting Network in 1963 and completed in 1967. At that time, the tower was the highest in the world. The tower from the base to the antenna is some 540 metres high and the top floor is about 360 metres high. The tower was built in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the October Revolution. The top floor of the tower is decorated with glass doors and LED boards displayed on day and night scenes of Moscow. Souvenir shops are opened there, crowded with local and foreign visitors. — MNA