The State has continued to firmly follow the democratic path under the leadership of President U Min Aung Hlaing after a free and fair multiparty democratic general election was held in the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, and the people overwhelmingly cast their votes to elect a democratic government. During this period, a uniquely beautiful and large rough sapphire stone weighing 14,300 grammes (71,500 carats), discovered in Myanmar’s Mogok gem region in 2020, together with a sapphire crystal weighing 354.77 grammes (1,773.85 carats), were handed over to the State.

A total of 21.36 million trees will be planted on more than 30,000 acres of forest plantations and established nationwide during this year’s monsoon season.

A delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic Mr Thongsavan Phomvihane paid a courtesy call on President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar U Min Aung Hlaing at the Presidential Palace Reception Hall in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday morning.

At the invitation of President of the People’s Republic of China His Excellency Mr Xi Jinping, President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar His Excellency U Min Aung Hlaing will pay a State Visit to the People’s Republic of China in the near future.

Myanmar consistently and firmly upholds the “One China Policy” as a fundamental principle in the field of international relations, said President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar U Min Aung Hlaing at the opening of the 2026 China Film Week to mark the 76th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and Myanmar at the J Cineplex of the Ottarathiri Departmental Store in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday afternoon.

A DELEGATION led by Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia Mr Sugiono paid a courtesy call on President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar U Min Aung Hlaing, at the Presidential Reception Hall in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday afternoon.

President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar U Min Aung Hlaing, accompanied by his wife Daw Kyu Kyu Hla, Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services General Ye Win Oo and his wife, Union Ministers U Khin Maung Yi, U Mya Tun Oo, U Min Naung, U Myo Zaw Thein and U Myo Thant, senior Tatmadaw officers from the Office of the Commander-in-Chief and deputy ministers, comforted those who are receiving medical treatment at the People’s Hospital and the Tatmadaw Hospital in Toungoo yesterday morning.

President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar U Min Aung Hlaing, together with his wife Daw Kyu Kyu Hla, Union ministers and officials, inspected the development initiatives in Toungoo yesterday morning.

The global challenge of climate change and environmental issues can only be effectively addressed through cooperation among the international community and regional countries, said U Min Aung Hlaing, President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, at the ceremony to mark the 2026 World Environment Day at the Yezin Forestry and Environmental Science University in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday morning.

President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar U Min Aung Hlaing responded to questions raised by Doordarshan (DD India News) during his official visit to India. The full text of the translated interview is as follows: