U Htin Kyaw takes oath of office and asks for patience
U Htin Kyaw takes oath of office and asks for patience
Myanmar Times, 30 Mar 2016
URL: http://www.mmtimes.com/index.php/national-news/19729-u-htin-kyaw-takes-oath-of-office.html
U Htin Kyaw took the oath of office in parliament this morning, becoming Myanmar’s first elected president from a non-military background for 54 years. In his first address, televised across the country, he asked for patience.
He was sworn in before the Union parliament, taking his oath in unison with his two vice presidents – former general U Myint Swe and ethnic Chin Christian Henry Van Thio.
In a surprisingly perfunctory inaugural address, President U Htin Kyaw pledged his government would work towards establishing a constitution that would guarantee a federal democracy and “the lifting up of people’s lives”.
The government would also strive for “national reconciliation” and achieving peace, he said.
The president and vice presidents pledged to be "faithful to the people of the republic of the union of Myanmar".
He was sworn in before the Union parliament, taking his oath in unison with his two vice presidents – former general U Myint Swe and ethnic Chin Christian Henry Van Thio.
In a surprisingly perfunctory inaugural address, President U Htin Kyaw pledged his government would work towards establishing a constitution that would guarantee a federal democracy and “the lifting up of people’s lives”.
The government would also strive for “national reconciliation” and achieving peace, he said.
The president and vice presidents pledged to be "faithful to the people of the republic of the union of Myanmar".