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Myanmar gov't-armed groups political dialogue framework drawn up

Xinhua, December 6, 2015 Adjust font size:

A draft framework for holding political dialogue between the government and ethnic armed groups has been drawn up as part of the implementation of the National Cease fire Accord (NCA) signed in mid-October, an official report said Sunday.

The framework for political dialogue inclusive of all stakeholders was drafted by a special drafting committee of the tripartite Union Peace Dialogue Joint Committee (UPDJC).

The draft framework for political dialogue will be submitted to a meeting of UPDJC for approval scheduled for Dec. 14 in Nay Pyi Taw..

After the approval of the draft of the framework, the first round of formal dialogue is to start before Jan. 14, 2016 in accordance with the timeline of the ceasefire term, the report said.

The UPDJC comprises more than a dozen representatives from the government, ethnic armed groups and political parties that include the opposition National League for Democracy party, the current ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party, Arakan National Party and Shan National League for Democracy, among others.

Myanmar government and eight armed groups out of 15 signed the NCA on Oct. 15 and efforts are being made to bring the remaining seven to join the signing to complete the peace process.

The eight signatories of the armed groups are Kayin National Union (KNU), Kayin National Liberation Army (KNLA)-Peace Council, Pa-O Nationalities Liberation Organization (PNLO), All Burma Students'Democratic Front (ABSDF), Chin National Front (CNF), Arakan Liberation Party (ALP), Democratic Kayin Buddhist Army (DKBA) and Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS) / Shan State Army-South (SSA-S).

The seven remaining non-ceasefire groups are Kachin Independence Organization (KIO), Kayinni National Progressive Party(KNPP), National Demoratic Alliance Army (NDAA), New Mon State Party (NMSP), National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K), Palaung State Liberation Front (PSLF), Shan State Progressive Party/Shan State Army-North (SSPP/SSA-N) and United Wa State Army (UWSA). Enditem