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* Myanmar leader concludes Sri Lanka visit
Sun, Nov 15, 2009, 08:54 pm SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka.

Nov 15, Colombo: Concluding a successful four-day official tour in Sri Lanka, the visiting leader of Myanmar left the country today.

The Chairman of the Union of Myanmar, Senior General Than Shwe arrived in Sri Lanka last Thursday with his wife to visit several revered Buddhist sites and participate in a series of religious activities, on an invitation made by his Sri Lankan counterpart President Mahinda Rajapaksa.

During his stay in Sri Lanka, General Shwe paid homage to the Temple of Tooth Relic in Kandy, Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi in Anuradhapura and historical Kelaniya Temple and participated in several Bodhi Poojas.

The Government Information Department this morning presented a special photo album compiled with the photos taken during his visit to General Than Shwe in appreciation of his visit to Sri Lanka.

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