1 October 2023
Kayin national race leader Saw Mutu Sae Poe expressed belief in NCA and his commitment to it in restoring peace, and said baseless and meaningless statements on NCA are unacceptable.
Chairman of State Administration Council Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing received a group led by Kayin national race leader Saw Mutu Sae Poe at the parlour of Bayingnaung Villa in Nay Pyi Taw this morning and discussed matters relating to peace.
Saw Mutu Sae Poe said if one wants peace he should not apply hate-based actions. He have stood firmly on peace since he signed the NCA.
Moreover, he thanked the Senior General for his patience in steering KNU correctly on the road to peace.
Saw Mutu Sae Poe and group said the government, the hluittaw, the Tatmadaw and EAOs signed the NCA in the presence of diplomats from foreign missions including UN, and local witnesses. It is a legal agreement that will last forever.
They accept multiparty democracy and love peace and stability, he added.
The Senior General said the meeting now is believed to be a step towards the peace and stability of Kayin State and then the peace of the whole nation.
In advancing national peace, the Tatmadaw will continue to adhere to the NCA and the Constitution. This is why the door is always open to all the EAOs, the Senior General added.
They can come to make negotiations and discussions or they can invite the Tatmadaw to do so. Such discussions will be arranged in various military commands, he continued.
Saw Mutu Sae Poe and group said instead of the armed struggle line, dialogue will be used in restoring peace and stability. Any action or word that may ruin peace is totally unacceptable. The NCA was reached through collective consensus and it is the only way to peace.
Ethnic Kayin leader Saw Mutu Sae Poe is an ethnic leader who himself participated in and signed the NCA. Therefore, the Senior General invited him to the ceremony to mark the eighth anniversary of the NCA that is going to take place soon.
Also present together with the Senior General were Lt-Gen Ye Win Oo and senior military officers from Office of Commander-in-Chief, Chairman of National Unity and Peace Coordination Committee Lt-Gen Yar Pyae. Saw Mutu Sae Poe was accompanied by former KNU Central Committee member Saw Roger Khin and Chairman of Kawkareik District Pado Shwe Moung.
