The Chairman of the State Administration Council (SAC) Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing received a peace delegation led by Vice-Chairman of the National Democratic Alliance Army-NDAA (Mongla) U San Pae at the parlour of Bayintnaung Villa in Nay Pyi Taw on 6 June to talk about peace issues.
During the meeting, the Chairman of the SAC Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services discussed the following points:
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The situation to promote development tasks of the Union only when armed conflicts can be solved peacefully, and the needs to continuously develop education, health and economic sectors without stopping while peace talks are in progress.
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Our efforts to restore perpetual peace for handing over the peaceful, modern and developed Union to the new generations.
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The matters relating to the exercising the multiparty democracy in conformity with the people’s desires, and building the Union based on democracy and federalism.
The Vice-Chairman of the NDAA (Mongla) and party expressed their attitudes and discussed the following points:
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Their warm welcome to the offer of the Chairman of the SAC Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services with generosity to implement the internal peace and development through political talks.
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The pledge of the NDAA (Mongla) not to secede from the State and firmly abide by non-disintegration of the Union, non-disintegration of national solidarity and perpetuation of sovereignty, and similar attitudes for exercising multiparty democracy and building the Union based on democracy and federalism. They also reported on economic, health, education and regional development measures of the local ethnic people.
The both sides then frankly exchanged views on peace issues, education, health and regional development matters.
Also present at the meeting together with the Chairman of the SAC Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services were SAC Vice Chairman Deputy Commander- in-Chief of Defence Services Vice-Senior General Soe Win, SAC members General Mya Tun Oo, Lt-Gen Moe Myint Tun and Lt-Gen Yar Pyae. The Vice-Chairman of the NDAA (Mongla) was accompanied by General Secretary of the Peace and Solidarity Committee U Kyi Myint, Secretary (2) U Ar Lu and Head of Relations and Communications Department U Sai Mauk.
A peace delegation led by NDAA (Mongla) arrived at the Tatmadaw airport in Nay Pyi Taw on 3 June and the delegation was welcomed by members of the National Solidarity and Peacemaking Negotiation Committee and ethnic people from the Department of Fine Arts under the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Culture, and local people wishing to restore the perpetual peace holding the miniature State flags and placards bearing, “Perpetual Peace is the real aspiration of the people”, “Achieving peace is the true desire of all citizens”, “Let’s hold talks for peace in the Union”, “Only the ethnic nationalities are in unity, stability, peace and tranquillity will be achieved”.
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The Chairman of the SAC Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services discussed about the efforts to restore perpetual peace for handing over the peaceful, modern and developed Union to the new generations.
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He explained about the matters relating to the exercising the multiparty democracy in conformity with the people’s desires, and building the Union based on democracy and federalism.
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The Vice-Chairman of the NDAA (Mongla) and party expressed their warm welcome to the offer of the Chairman of the SAC Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services with generosity to implement the internal peace and development through political talks.