Ethnic leaders agree on 8 principles for a federal Burma
Ethnic leaders agree on 8 principles for a federal Burma
Democratic Voice of Burma, 28 Jul 2016
URL: http://www.dvb.no/news/ethnic-leaders-agree-on-8-principles-for-a-federal-burma/68783
On the second day of their plenary meeting in the Kachin State town of Maijayang, representatives of 17 of Burma’s main ethnic armed groups agreed on a list of eight basic principles that they say will be the foundation of a future federal union in Burma.
The eight principles are: sovereignty; equality; self-determination; establishment of a genuine federal union; protection of ethnic rights, democratic rights and basic human rights; gender equality; a multi-party democratic system; and secularism.
Representatives also formed a working committee to initiate discussions on each of the issues.
Meanwhile, one of the ethnic armed groups that has not attended the Maijayang forum, the United Wa State Army (UWSA), on Wednesday sent 90 representatives, led by vice-chairman Pao Yu Yi, to Naypyidaw to meet with State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and Commander-in-Chief Snr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing on Friday.
The eight principles are: sovereignty; equality; self-determination; establishment of a genuine federal union; protection of ethnic rights, democratic rights and basic human rights; gender equality; a multi-party democratic system; and secularism.
Representatives also formed a working committee to initiate discussions on each of the issues.
Meanwhile, one of the ethnic armed groups that has not attended the Maijayang forum, the United Wa State Army (UWSA), on Wednesday sent 90 representatives, led by vice-chairman Pao Yu Yi, to Naypyidaw to meet with State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and Commander-in-Chief Snr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing on Friday.