Krishna visits 2,600-year-old Yangon pagoda
June 21st, 2011 - 3:24 pm ICT by IANSYangon, June 21 (IANS) Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna visited the 2,600-year-old Shwedagon pagoda here Monday and said he was moved by the atmosphere of peace, tranquility and spirituality prevailing in the Buddhist pilgrimage centre.
“It is a great honour for me that the very beginning of my visit (to Myanmar) is to pay homage at this historic, sacred and inspiring shrine. I am struck by the dignity and splendour of the pagoda as well as the atmosphere of peace, tranquility and spirituality,” Krishna wrote in the visitors book.
“This visit will remain an inspiration and a source of spiritual strength and sustenance for me. I pray that this symbol of Buddhism and the abiding common values of the people of India and Myanmar will guide our relations for ever,” he added.
Krishna arrived here Monday on a three-day visit, India’s first high level contact with Myanmar’s new civilian government.
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