Myanmar to draft framework for holding political dialogue
Myanmar to draft framework for holding political dialogue
Business Standard, 17 Nov 2015
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Myanmar is planning to form a Union Peace Dialogue Joint Committee (UPDJC) to start drafting a framework for holding political dialogue as part of the country's peace process, authorities said on Tuesday.
The UPDJC, involving 16 representatives each from the government, ethnic armed groups and political parties, was set to meet on November 24, U Aung Min, vice chairman of the government's Union Peace-Making Work Committee (UPWC), told the second Joint Implementation Coordination Meeting (JICM) on Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement.
Drafting of the framework is expected to begin before December 14 and the formal dialogue is expected to start before January 14, next year, Xinhua news agency reported.
The UPDJC, involving 16 representatives each from the government, ethnic armed groups and political parties, was set to meet on November 24, U Aung Min, vice chairman of the government's Union Peace-Making Work Committee (UPWC), told the second Joint Implementation Coordination Meeting (JICM) on Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement.
Drafting of the framework is expected to begin before December 14 and the formal dialogue is expected to start before January 14, next year, Xinhua news agency reported.