Karen Party Prepares For Peace Conference
Karen Party Prepares For Peace Conference
Burma New International, 27 Aug 2016
URL: http://www.bnionline.net/news/karen-state/item/2211-karen-party-prepares-for-peace-conference.html
The Karen People’s Party announced that policies decided at the last Karen National Union (KNU) meeting will be adhered to during its party’s presentations at the Union Peace Conference (also called 21st Century Panglong Conference) scheduled to start next Wednesday.
“Briefly speaking, there are decisions set down at the last KNU meeting and papers submitted by the KUPC. We will incorporate them with our policy to submit during the peace conference,” said Say Wah, general secretary of the KPP.
After winning seats in the 2015 General Election, six representatives from the KPP have been invited to attend the peace conference.
KPP General Secretary Saw Say Wah, KPP Karen State Hluttaw MP Saw J A Win Myint, and patron and central executive committee members Saw Jue Pali San Hla, Nant Khin Aye Oo, Mann Tun Tin, Saw Dickson Tun Linn will form the party delegation that will attend the conference.
Organizers have announced that politics, security, economics, land, environment and social issues will be the centre of discussions when the conference convenes next week, but that no decisions will be made.
“Briefly speaking, there are decisions set down at the last KNU meeting and papers submitted by the KUPC. We will incorporate them with our policy to submit during the peace conference,” said Say Wah, general secretary of the KPP.
After winning seats in the 2015 General Election, six representatives from the KPP have been invited to attend the peace conference.
KPP General Secretary Saw Say Wah, KPP Karen State Hluttaw MP Saw J A Win Myint, and patron and central executive committee members Saw Jue Pali San Hla, Nant Khin Aye Oo, Mann Tun Tin, Saw Dickson Tun Linn will form the party delegation that will attend the conference.
Organizers have announced that politics, security, economics, land, environment and social issues will be the centre of discussions when the conference convenes next week, but that no decisions will be made.