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Myanmar gov't, armed groups agree on 8 points for continued peace process

Xinhua, April 24, 2017 Adjust font size:

Myanmar government and eight signatory armed groups to the Nationwide Ceasefire Accord (NCA) agreed on Monday on eight points with their continued peace process, said Director-General of the Ministry of the Office of the State Counselor's Office U Zaw Htay.

The Joint Implementation Coordination Meeting (JICM) which reviews peace activities and the second Panglong conference was held in Nay Pyi Taw on Monday, attended by State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Defense Services Vice Senior-General Soe Win, and leaders of eight signatory armed groups to the NCA.

The meeting decided to hold the second meeting of the 21st Century Panglong Peace Conference in Nay Pyi Taw for five days from May 24, according to U Zaw Htay.

The agreed eight points included exploration of basic policy accepted by all sides, holding national level political dialogue with groups that have not yet been inclusive and drawing of standard of operating producer (SOP).

The JICM agreed to make coordination on undertakings during the transition period from the date of signing the NCA to reaching a union agreement.

Other agreed points included tasking the JICM to designate the controversial ceasefire area between the government forces and the Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS)/Shan State Army (SSA)-South and striving to bring non-ceasfire signatory groups to join the NCA.

Myanmar's previous U Thein Sein government and eight other armed groups signed the NCA on Oct. 15, 2015, and the first meeting of the 21st Century Panglong Conference was held in Nay Pyi Taw in August 2016, four months after the new government, led by the National League for Democracy, took office. Endit