14 February 2024
A meeting between the National Solidarity and Peacemaking Negotiation Committee and seven NCA-signatory Ethnic Armed Organizations (EAOs) was held yesterday morning at the National Solidarity and Peacemaking Centre in Nay Pyi Taw.
The meeting was attended by Union Minister for Border Affairs Lt-Gen Tun Tun Naung, who is also Chairman of the National Solidarity and Peace-making Negotiation Committee, and members.
Peace Process Steering Team (PPST) member Khun Okka, Arakan Liberation Party (ALP) Chairman Saw Mra Raza Linn, KNU/KNLA Peace Council Vice-Chair Dr Naw Kapaw Htoo, Lahu Democratic Union (LDU) general secretary Kyar Ya Koke, Saw Kyaw Than Htay, head of the relations department of the Democratic Karen Benevolent Army (DKBA), New Mon State Party (NMSP) central committee member Nai Bannyar Mon, representatives from the Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS) Central Committee member Nan Moe Moe Saw and Pa-O National Liberation Organization (PNLO) Deputy Liaison Officer Khun Tila.
At the meeting, they discussed the interests of the ethnic people, and the armed conflicts that are currently occurring should be solved at the peace table. The attendees expressed the same opinion that they urged the armed organizations in the conflict to protect civilians needing humanitarian assistance due to the conflict and to provide aid to them as soon as possible.
