The National Solidarity and Peacemaking Negotiation Committee (NSPNC) met yesterday afternoon at the M Gallery Hotel in Nay Pyi Taw to discuss the peace process, aiming to strengthen internal peace and build a Union based on democracy and federalism, as the government accelerates dialogue with ethnic armed organizations to establish more effective processes and find practical ways to implement the outcomes of the dialogue.
A total of 18 committee members, including NSPNC Chairman Lt-Gen Yar Pyae, NSPNC Secretary Lt-Gen Min Naing, and five Union Ministers, attended the meeting.
In his opening remarks at the meeting, Chairman of the NSPNC Lt-Gen Yar Pyae, said that the NSPNC was established in 2021; that it had met with seven ethnic armed organizations that had signed the NCA and three ethnic armed organizations that had not yet signed the NCA; that it had been established together with the UPDJC and JMC to implement peace under the previous NCA framework and had been operating in accordance with the ToR and SOP; that the JMC included provisions for humanitarian assistance, which was being provided to those in need through JMC civilian representatives and the JMC-TSC; and that now, with the elected government and Hluttaw representatives in place, the UPDJC and JMC processes would be resumed with the ethnic armed organizations that had signed the NCA.
Continuing, the Secretary of the NSPNC, Lt-Gen Min Naing, explained that the meeting was attended by newly appointed members of the NSPNC. He said that the NSPNC held the meeting to ensure the effective implementation of the Union government’s peace process in accordance with the State’s policies. He added that the JMC provided humanitarian assistance to people in need as a trust-building measure in the peace process. He also noted that the 72 agreements from Parts 1, 2, and 3, approved by the Union Peace Conferences and ratified by the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, would be reviewed for consistency with the Constitution and other existing laws before implementation. Finally, he stated that the new members of the NSPNC would also propose and discuss ways to advance the peace process.
The committee members discussed matters pertaining to the development of border regions contributing to national stability and peace, the importance of national solidarity, the implementation of the NCA as an effective framework for peace, the inclusion of individuals who participated in the previous peace process in negotiation teams, the need to seek assistance from neighbouring countries, the need for discussions to focus on constructive solutions rather than criticism, the selection of peace mediators, the greater inclusion of the public’s voice, the continuation of humanitarian assistance, the promotion of education and information dissemination to improve socioeconomic conditions, the principle that peace is the foundation of development, the need to seek support from experts and professionals, the utilization of residents’ participation in conflict areas, and the use of the media to reach people in areas controlled by ethnic armed organizations.
Afterwards, committee secretary Lt-Gen Min Naing provided a brief explanation of the discussions, after which committee chairman Lt-Gen Yar Pyae delivered a concluding speech. — MNA/TH
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