Myanmar Head inquires to help A'pura development

Nimal Wijesinghe Anuradhapura Additional District group correspondent

Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council of Myanmar General Than Shwe and the Myanmar State delegation visited Anuradhapura Saturday. The Myanmar leader was greeted by North Central Provincial Chief Minister Berty Premalal Dissanayake and Governor Karunaratne Divulgane.

He paid homage to the sacred Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi and Ruwanweli Chetiya, amidst religious rituals and observances administered by Atamasthanadhipathi Ven Dr Pallegama Sirinivasa Nayaka Thera and Ruwanweli Chetiyaramaya Chief Incumbent Ven Pallegama Hemarathana Nayaka Thera.

The Myanmar entourage made inquires from the prelates with regard to the ways and means in which they could assist the religious affairs development in the Anuradhapura sacred city.

Myanmar Head of State Than Shwe and North Central Chief Minister exchanged mementos in commemoration of the visit.

The Myanmar Head of State was offered a sapling of the Sri Maha Bodhi by Atamasthanadhipathi Ven Dr Pallegama Sirinivisa Nayaka thera.

Atamasthanadhipathi Ven Dr Pallegama Sirinivasa Nayaka thera hands over a sapling of the Sacred Sri Maha Bodhi to Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council General Than Shwe.