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Myanmar's Panglong ethnic conference expected by late July or August

Xinhua, June 12, 2016 Adjust font size:

Myanmar's 21st Century Panglong Ethnic Conference is expected to be held in late July or August, official media quoted U Hla Maung Shwe, secretary of the Preparatory Committee for holding the conference, as saying on Sunday.

A recent meeting at the National Reconciliation and Peace Center in Yangon has set a precedent for the review of the amendment to the framework of the political dialogue, aiming to attract ethnic armed groups which are yet to sign the Nationwide Ceasefire Accord (NCA).

State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi was quoted as stressing that the conference should focus on political dialogue directly related to peace, security, defense and federalism, saying that the sooner the political dialogue reaches agreement, the sooner the task if nation building can be implemented.

Suu Kyi urged political parties to organize a civil society forum to present idea for other political agendas for the political dialogue.

U Hla Maung Shwe disclosed that the committee is seeking to discuss with such non-signatory groups as the United Wa State Army (UWSA) and the National Democracy Alliance Army (NDAA)-Mongla, imposing also some conditions on Kokang's Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), the Arakan Army (AA) and the Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA).

Myanmar President's Office formed a 16-member Preparatory Committee on May 31 for holding the 21st Century Panglong Ethnic Conference to work for national reconciliation and domestic peace.

The committee, divided into two separate sub-committees, is tasked to negotiate with those ceasefire signatory armed groups and non-signatory ones, and review the political framework for necessary amendment.

State Counselor and Chairperson of the Union Peace Dialogue Joint Committee (UPDJC) Aung San Suu Kyi pledged to hold the 21st Century Panglong Ethnic Conference successfully which is to be convened on the basis of the Nationwide Ceasefire Accord (NCA).

Myanmar's previous government and eight ethnic armed groups out of 15 signed the Nationwide Cease fire Accord (NCA) on Oct.15, 2015. After that a union-level Joint Cease fire Monitoring Committee (JCMC) was formed along with a tripartite UPDJC which was to draft a framework for holding political dialogue as part of the implementation of the NCA. Enditem