Off the wire
• Turkey, Iran agree to cooperate to solve Yemen crisis: Turkish FM  • China pledges pragmatic cooperation with Belarus, Uzbekistan  • China opposes U.S. President's criticism on South China Sea issue  • 1st LD Writethru: Suicide bomber kills himself, wounds 2 in Kabul  • 1st LD Writethru-China Focus: China's growth target in 2015 feasible  • British industrial output up 0.1 pct in Feb., but lower than expected  • Historical issues key to improving China-Japan ties, says Chinese official  • Feature: Dutch demand for cows surges after EU lifts quota  • China vows stronger cooperation with Sweden in environmental protection  • Online drug network busted in NE China  
You are here: 　 Home

Myanmar's high level domestic six-party talks agree on three points

Xinhua, April 10, 2015 Adjust font size:

Myanmar's first six-party talks, which was held in Nay Pyi Taw Friday, agreed on three points, Presidential Spokesman U Ye Htut told a press conference.

The two-hour six-party talks involved President U Thein Sein, speaker of the House of Representatives (Lower House) U Shwe Mann, speaker of the House of Nationalities (Upper House) U Khin Aung Myint, Commander-in-Chief of the Defense Services Senior-General Min Aung Hlaing, opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and parliament member of the Upper House Dr. Aye Maung, who is Chairman of Arakan National Party (ANP) selected to represent ethnic nationalities.

U Ye Htut, who is Minister of Information, said the participants agreed on framework of the meeting, format of the meeting and holding of the next meeting.

The framework includes constitution amendment, peace process, free and fair election and stability of the state after the election, he revealed.

The participants agreed to hold the next meeting when the parliament session scheduled for May 11, starts again.

The participants also agreed that the six-party talks as " successful meeting" , while U Ye Htut said "this meeting will smooth amending constitution".

Upper House member U Aye Maung representing ethnic nationalities also told the press conference that the six parties will meet for at least three to four times, and then it will bring achievement.

The parliament's motion calling for the six-party talks was first put forward on Nov. 25 last year by a parliament member of the ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) and the proposal was re-made by the parliament in January this year.

Two days before the six-party talks, U Thein Sein had also met political force involving 44 persons, represented by political leaders, ethnic affairs ministers and representatives of ethnic nationalities.

Myanmar planned a general election for November. The country's last general election was held in November 2010, in which U Thein Sein-led Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) won the majority of the parliamentary seats, while the opposition National League for Democracy ((NLD) boycotted then election. Endi