YANGON, May 19 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar’s State Administration Council’s (SAC) chairman, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, will hold peace talks with 10 ethnic armed organisations (EAOs) tomorrow (May 20), the council’s spokesperson, Zaw Min Tun, said today.
“We will hold the peace talks tomorrow, May 20,” Zaw Min Tun said, during the council’s 14th press conference today.
Seven EAOs that are signatories to Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) and three non-signatory EAOs, registered to attend the peace talks with Min Aung Hlaing, the spokesperson reaffirmed, at the press conference.
The seven NCA-signatory EAOs registered for the peace talks are, the Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan State Army (RCSS/SSA), Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA), the KNU/KNLA Peace Council, New Mon State Party (NMSP), Arakan Liberation Party (ALP), Pa-Oh National Liberation Organisation (PNLO), and the Lahu Democratic Union (LDU).
The three NCA non-signatory EAOs registered to attend the peace talks are, United Wa State Army (UWSA), National Democratic Alliance Army (NDAA-Mongla) and Shan State Progressive Party (SSPP).
In Myanmar, 10 ethnic armed groups have so far signed the nationwide ceasefire agreement with the government, since it was initiated in Oct, 2015.
The state power of Myanmar was transferred to Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, after the declaration of the state of emergency in Feb, last year.– NNN-MNA
