Military-ruled Myanmar hosts joint naval exercise with Russia, its close ally and top arms supplier

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Open this photo in gallery: In this photo released from The Military True News Information Team on Nov. 6, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing salutes guard of honour from the Russian Navy during an opening ceremony of first Myanmar Russia Maritime Security Exercise at Thilawa port in Yangon, Myanmar.The Associated Press The military-run Southeast Asian nation of Myanmar is holding its first joint naval exercise with Russia, state media reported Tuesday, with the countries carrying out manoeuvres in the Andaman Sea. Reports in the state-run Global New Light of Myanmar newspaper said that the maritime security exercise with Russia was...