"THE 3rd anniversary of the Ministry of State Counsellor’s Office was held at the National Reconciliation and Peace Center in Nay Pyi Taw at 6:30 pm yesterday. State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi made a speech at the ceremony, and provided the students and school children of staff families with cash and stationaries. Also present at the event were Union Minister for State Counsellor’s Office U Kyaw Tint Swe and wife, Union Minister for the Office of Union Government U Min Thu and wife, Union Minister for Planning and Finance U Soe Win, Union Minister for Health and Sports Dr Myint Htwe and wife, Union Minister for International Cooperation U Kyaw Tin, Union Attorney-General U Tun Tun Oo, Deputy Ministers U Khin Maung Tin, U Tin Myint, and U Maung Maung Win, the members of the Union Enterprise for Humanitarian Assistance, Resettlement and Development in Rakhine (UEHRD), and the IIndependent Commission of Enquiry (ICOE), the directors general and officials, the staff members and the invited guests. In her speech, the State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi said: “When I studied the anniversary events, I have noticed a trick of the time. It seemed to be some years ago the Ministry of State Counsellor’s Office was founded. But it was just three year. It is not a long-time span. I concluded that the ministry functioned very well, and that it was felt the time was very long. It has been firmly rooted to get a good foundation. This was due to the efforts of all the staff members at this ministry. “The Ministry of State Counsellor’s Office is largely concerned with the national reconciliation and peace-making efforts. It is the most important tasks of the ministry and the country. We performed our duties by taking priority on national reconciliation as the most fundamental needs for our country since we took office. Therefore, I would like to review the previous milestones of the ministry. After taking office in 2016, our government unexpectedly encountered Rakhine issue. We formed the NRPC to focus on peace-making efforts of the country. We have already understood we needed to address Rakhine crisis since it broke out in 2012..."