Mon Party Mulls Joining Myanmar Government’s Peace Pact
Mon Party Mulls Joining Myanmar Government’s Peace Pact
Radio Free Asia, 23 Aug 2017
URL: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/myanmar/mon-party-mulls-joining-myanmar-governments-peace-pact-08232017154118.html
An ethnic Mon group is considering signing the Myanmar government’s nationwide cease-fire accord before the next round of peace conference negotiations, an official from the organization said on Wednesday.
The New Mon State Party (NMSP) will decide before the third session of the 21st-century Panglong Conference, said Nai Win Hla, a member of the central executive committee of the New Mon State Party (NMSP).
Nai Win Hla said that he and NMSP deputy secretary General Zweya have met with Mon State Chief Minister Aye Zan to discuss the matter.
NMSP leaders asked Aye Zan to give them three months to decide whether to sign the accord, because the group is trying to persuade other members of the United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC) to sign the NCA, he said.
The NMSP also requested that Aye Zan support its call for the Mon language to be included on the state school curriculum and provide financial assistance to teachers. It also questioned the presence of Myanmar army soldiers in Mawlamyine district in southeastern Myanmar’s Mon state.
“We agreed, but we have to talk about this issue with the Union minister,” Aye Zan said, referring to Nai Thet Lwin, the central government’s minister for ethnic affairs.
The New Mon State Party (NMSP) will decide before the third session of the 21st-century Panglong Conference, said Nai Win Hla, a member of the central executive committee of the New Mon State Party (NMSP).
Nai Win Hla said that he and NMSP deputy secretary General Zweya have met with Mon State Chief Minister Aye Zan to discuss the matter.
NMSP leaders asked Aye Zan to give them three months to decide whether to sign the accord, because the group is trying to persuade other members of the United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC) to sign the NCA, he said.
The NMSP also requested that Aye Zan support its call for the Mon language to be included on the state school curriculum and provide financial assistance to teachers. It also questioned the presence of Myanmar army soldiers in Mawlamyine district in southeastern Myanmar’s Mon state.
“We agreed, but we have to talk about this issue with the Union minister,” Aye Zan said, referring to Nai Thet Lwin, the central government’s minister for ethnic affairs.