Myanmar’s Military to Cooperate With Stakeholders at Panglong Peace Conference
Myanmar’s Military to Cooperate With Stakeholders at Panglong Peace Conference
Radio Free Asia, 29 Jun 2016
URL: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/myanmar/myanmars-military-to-cooperate-with-stakeholders-at-panglong-peace-conference-06292016161235.html
Myanmar’s military commander-in-chief has vowed that the country’s powerful military will cooperate with government negotiators and armed ethnic organizations to ensure the success of Aung San Suu Kyi’s 21st Century Panglong Peace Conference in August.
Senior General Min Aung Hlaing made the comment during a meeting Wednesday in the capital Naypyidaw with the Peace Process Steering Team (PPST)—leaders from the eight armed ethnic groups that signed a nationwide cease-fire agreement (NCA) with the government last October—said Arakan Liberation Party leader Saw Mra Razar Lin, who was among the attendees.
Min Aung Hlaing also welcomed armed ethnic groups that did not sign the NCA to participate in the conference, she said. These ethnic armies had previously been excluded from talks.
Senior General Min Aung Hlaing made the comment during a meeting Wednesday in the capital Naypyidaw with the Peace Process Steering Team (PPST)—leaders from the eight armed ethnic groups that signed a nationwide cease-fire agreement (NCA) with the government last October—said Arakan Liberation Party leader Saw Mra Razar Lin, who was among the attendees.
Min Aung Hlaing also welcomed armed ethnic groups that did not sign the NCA to participate in the conference, she said. These ethnic armies had previously been excluded from talks.