The elections will be conducted in stages, based on local peace and stability.

ACTING President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and Chair­man of the State Security and Peace Commission of the Re­public of the Union of Myan­mar Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, who is currently in Bei­jing of the People’s Republic of China on his working visit, met staff and families of the Myan­mar Embassy and the Office of the Military Attache to China, and scholarship students at the Myanmar Embassy at 5 pm Chi­nese standard time yesterday.

The Myanmar Ambassador and the Military Attache intro­duced staff families to the Act­ing President and Chairman of State Security and Peace Com­mission of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar individually.

Speaking on the occasion, the Acting President and SSPC Chairman of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar recount­ed that, at the invitation of Mr Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China, he attended the Shanghai Cooper­ation Organization (SCO Sum­mit 2025 Plus) and the military parade commemorating the 80^th Anniversary of the Victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World An­ti-Fascist War. Attending such international ceremonies brings positive benefits for Myanmar.

During the working visit, he retold that he held discus­sions with the President of the People’s Republic of China, the Prime Minister of India, and the President of the Lao People’s Democratic Repub­lic. These talks produced good results. Myanmar’s relations with neighbouring countries are developing positively, and likewise, cooperation with ASE­AN member states is also being strengthened.

In practising democracy, he underscored that internal peace is indispensable. As sol­diers are part of the people and Tatmadaw is part of the State, the Tatmadaw is striving to firmly uphold the people’s aspirations for a multiparty democratic system.

He explained that the government is making prepa­rations to hold elections in December. Efforts are being made to ensure that all eligible voters can cast their votes. The elections will be conducted in stages, based on local peace and stability. To ensure there are no errors in the voter lists, the elections will be carried out using the Myanmar Electronic Voting Machine (MEVM).

Regarding the economy, he underlined that only by improv­ing domestic production can the nation’s economy progress. Likewise, only if each and every individual works can the State economy improve. To achieve this, it is necessary to have suf­ficient human resources with quality education. Only when the education sector advances will knowledge and skills devel­op further.

He stressed that all citizens living within the country have responsibilities for national de­velopment. Just as diplomats serve to strengthen bilateral relations, students studying abroad also have a duty to contribute to the interests of the State. Therefore, everyone must work together as much as possible for the progress and development of Myanmar, he noted.

The Acting President and SSPC Chairman of the Repub­lic of the Union of Myanmar presented foodstuffs and cash awards to the ambassador and his wife, the military attache and his wife, families and stu­dents.

After the meeting, the Acting President and SSPC Chairman of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar cordial­ly greeted the families of the embassy and the office of the military attache.

The meeting was also at­tended by Commission Secre­tary and Joint Executive Chief General Ye Win Oo, Commis­sion member and Union Minis­ter for Foreign Affairs U Than Swe, Commission member and Chief of the General Staff (Army, Navy and Air) General Kyaw Swa Lin, and officials. — MNA/TTA