Vice President U Myint Swe, CPVCC General Secretary Mr. Nguyen Phu Trong and officials cutting ribbon to open MYTEL head office in Yangon yesterday. Photo: Zaw Min Latt
A ceremony was held yesterday morning for the opening of the Telecom International Myanmar Co., (MYTEL) head office in Dagon Township, Yangon, which was attended by Mr. Nguyen Phu Trong, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPVCC).
The ceremony was also attended by Vice President U Myint Swe, Union Minister for Defence Lt-Gen Sein Win, Union Minister for Transport and Communications U Thant Sin Maung, Union Minister for Education Dr. Myo Thein Gyi, Yangon Region Chief Minister U Phyo Min Thein, Quartermaster-General Lt-Gen Nyo Saw, Office of the Commander-in-Chief (Army), Yangon Command Commander Maj-Gen Thet Pone, officials from MYTEL and invited guests.
As part of the ceremony, CPVCC General Secretary Mr. Nguyen Phu Trong, Vice President U Myint Swe, Quartermaster-General Lt-Gen Nyo Saw, the MYTEL CEO and officials opened the MYTEL head office by cutting a ceremonial ribbon.
The MYTEL CEO then spoke about the status of completed project works, followed by MYTEL Chairman U Khin Maung Soe’s remarks about implementing a high-speed telephone communications system in Myanmar and other future works. Afterwards, the Ministry of Education and MYTEL signed an agreement for cooperation between the company and the ministry in the education field.
The CPVCC General Secretary then delivered a closing speech, after which he signed the visitors’ book together with the Vice President and other guests. This was followed by a photo session after which the ceremony was concluded.