Awards found their heroes

On July, 28 the Myanmar Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted the award ceremony for the participants of the Russia-ASEAN online chess tournament

The Russian ambassador Azizov offers Myanmar deputy foreign minister a memorable chess board signed by Sergey Karjakin.
Photo by Myanmar MFA press office.

The welcome speech was performed by the Russian ambassador in Myanmar I.K. Azizov and Myanmar deputy foreign minister Ko Ko Kyaw. The ambassador paid a special attention to the importance of such initiatives for strengthening professional and cultural contacts between Russia and ASEAN member states. The deputy minister showed a special gratitude for the role that the Russian Federation played during the organization of such a tournament and also underlined the importance of such work in future.

The Russian ambassador offers a Myanmar MFA employee a certificate of recognition together with a postcard signed by the multiple world champion.
Photo by Myanmar MFA press office.

During the ceremony the ambassador gave the Ministry a memorable chess board signed by Sergey Karjakin. Besides six employees from the Myanmar Ministry of Foreign Affairs received certificates of recognition and memorable postcards signed by the multiple world champion.