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The door is always open to peace if they honestly come to discuss for State peace and stability and in the national and public interests, Chairman of the State Administration Council Senior General Min Aung Hlaing said.
He made this comment at the meeting with the Rakhine State Government and state-level departmental officials on 31 March.
The Senior General said: “We are trying to address the internal armed conflict in accord with the law. Our country belongs to ASEAN, BIMSTEC and the United Nations. We must have good relations with our neighbouring and friendly countries. We are acting with restraint so that the international community cannot misunderstand our country.”
With the prevalence of peace and stability in the whole country, we can make a greater effort for national development. The participation of the entire people is required in seeking lasting peace. Any ethnic armed organizations craving for peace have been invited to peace talks. We ourselves are meeting and discussing with the ethnic armed organizations. They need to participate in the country’s peace efforts in the interests of their own country, region and people, the Senior General said.
He stressed on government employee required to serve interests of citizens, political objective, national objective, build lasting peace, education promoted for development of human resources, businesses based on agriculture and livestock given encouragement, enforcing rules and system and development of tourism industry.
Also present at the meeting together with the Senior General were Joint Secretary Lt-Gen Ye Win Oo and members of the SAC, union ministers, Chief Minister of Rakhine State U Htein Lin, the Chief of General Staff (Army, Navy, Air), senior officers from the Office of the Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services, Commander of the Western Command Maj-Gen Htin Latt Oo, members of the Rakhine State Government and state-level departmental officials.
