Peace talks took place yester­day between the State Peace Talks Team (SPTT) and delega­tions from the United Wa State Party (UWSP), National Dem­ocratic Alliance Army (NDAA), and Shan State Progressive Party (SSPP) in Nay Pyi Taw.

Leading the discussions, Lt-Gen Yar Pyae, Member of the State Administration Council and Union Minister at the Union Government Office and Chair­man of the National Solidarity and Peacemaking Negotiation Committee (NSPNC), warmly welcomed the peace delega­tions from the UWSP, NDAA, and SSPP.

The meeting was attended by several key figures, including SAC Member Lt-Gen Moe Myint Tun, Peace Talks Team Leader Lt-Gen Yar Pyae, NSPNC Sec­retary Lt-Gen Win Bo Shein and members, UWSP Vice-Chair U Lou Yaku, NDAA Vice-Chair U San Pae, and SSPP Vice-Chair 3 Sao Sae Paing Pha.

The discussions primarily focused on the implementa­tion of previously agreed-upon points, the convening of a peace conference, local development activities, and issues to be ad­dressed by ethnic armed organ­izations (EAOs) among others before concluding the first-day meeting.

The second day of talks is scheduled to continue on 21 July. — MNA/TS