Attendees included Minister for Information Major-General Kyi Aung, Deputy Minister U Thein Sein, Deputy Minister for Culture U Soe Nyunt, Chairman of Myanmar Writers and Journalists Association U Hla Myaing (Ko Hsaung) and other prominent people.
In December 2005 Kyi Aung welcomed Senior General Than Shwe when he visited the site where the palace of King Anawrahta, founder of the First Myanmar Empire, was being excavated and reconstructed.
U Soe Nyunt served as Deputy Minister of Information from 1992 to 2003 and Deputy Minister of Culture from 1993-2003 under Major General Kyi Aung.
Aung San Suu Kyi | Aung San | Aung Gyi | Kyi Aung | Nay Myo Aung | Kyi Maung | Aung Pwint | Aung Min | A Mujahideen leader surrendered arm to Brigadier Aung Gyi as part of the government's peace process in Buthidaung |