PETROVO (Kaluga Region), Jul 12Myanmar Prime Minister Min Aung Hlein arrived at the Ethnomir park in the Kaluga region to participate in the opening ceremony of the cultural center, RIA Novosti correspondent reports. The Shwezigon Buddhist pagoda, the cultural center of Myanmar, will open on Tuesday in the Ethnomir park-museum in the Kaluga region in the presence of the secular head of state, the spiritual leaders of Myanmar, Sri Lanka, as well as other high-ranking officials. The opening of the center will take place in accordance with Buddhist rituals — a ceremony will be held to place the «sacred diamond bud and ornamental blade» on top of the pagoda. The spiritual and cultural center of Myanmar will be able to accommodate several dozen people at the same time. Divine services and the largest number of visitors are expected on the days of major Buddhist holidays. The spiritual leader of the Myanmar people, Buddhist monk and public figure Ashin Niyanissara also take part in the opening ceremony of the pagoda. Among the foreign guests are also the spiritual leader of Sri Lanka, a Buddhist monk and vice-chairman of the Friendship Society of Sri Lanka — Russia Pallekande Ratanasara Thero.09:27 Myanmar leader plans to meet with Rogozin in MoscowFrom the Russian side, Vice Speaker of the Federation Council Konstantin Kosachev, Deputy Head of Rossotrudnichestvo Pavel Shevtsov, Deputy Governor of the Kaluga Region Vladimir Potemkin, Vice President of the Buddhist Association of Kalmykia, administrator of the Central Khurul of Kalmykia «Golden Abode» Buddha Shakyamuni» Yonten-gelong (Sergey Kirishov). In addition, among the participants and guests of the ceremony are representatives of embassies, the Society for Friendship and Cooperation of Southeast and South Asian countries in Russia, monks from the Myanmar Cultural Center of Russia, businessmen and students. Kaluga region was created by businessman Ruslan Bayramov in 2007 as part of the charitable foundation «Dialogue of Cultures — One World», operating under the auspices of UNESCO. The park presents various aspects of the cultures and traditions of the peoples of the world, from architecture to household items and national cuisine. Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi jailed
