24 June 

Representatives of government and NCA-S EAOs held the fourth negotiation at the National Reconciliation and Peace Centre at Shweli Road in Yangon yesterday.

The meeting was attended by Vice-Chairman of NRPC and Attorney-General of the Union U Tun Tun Oo, Lt-Gen Yar Pyae of the Ministry of Defence (Army), Lt-Gen Min Naung and Lt-Gen Tin Maung Win, Pyithu Hluttaw MP U Pyone Cho (a) U Htay Win Aung, members of the Peace Commission Advisory Board U Hla Maung Shwe, U Moe Zaw Oo and Director-General of the State Counsellor Office U Zaw Htay.

The NCA-S EAOs were represented by Pado Sao Sai Ngin, Coordination of NCA implementation framework negotiation committee U Myo Win, members of negotiation team U Hla Htay, Saw Mya Yar Zar Lin, Dr Salai Lian Hmon Sakhong, Salai Htarlar Yay, Saw Sein Win, Pado Saw Tar Do Hmu, Pado Saw L Klu Sae, Kya Salmon, Saw Kyaw Nyunt, Nai Aung Ma Ngaw, Dr Sai Oo and Khun Myint Tun, and other representatives on videoconference.

Attorney-General of the Union U Tun Tun Oo made an opening remark, saying three negotiation meeting and one informal meeting where participants discussed implementation of NCA included in the Part 3 of Union Accord, step-by-step implementation beyond 2020 and the basic principles. He added the 4th edition of Union Peace Conference- 21st Panglong is scheduled to convene in August this year, finding agreements on the timeline for bilateral negotiations, reduction of participants with appropriate composition in the conference due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Sao Sai Ngin remarked preparations for Union Peace Conference-21st Century Panglong, UPDJC meeting, and JICM meeting will be discussed through friendly manners.

U Hla Maung Shwe, the member of Peace Commission Advisory Group, said the meeting focused on NCA framework, basic principles of NCA; separation meetings of EAOs representatives and government officials will be held on 24 June, and both sides will meet again on 25 June afternoon. U Myo Win, the coordinator of NCA implementation, said they discussed holding political dialogues before the peace conference and recommendations from both sides.

Ye Gaung Nyunt (Translated by Aung Khin)