Excerpts from the message sent by the Chairman of the State Administration Council Prime Minister of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar Senior General Thadoe Maha Thray Sithu Thadoe Thiri Thudhamma Min Aung Hlaing to the ceremony to mark the 49th Anniversary of Mon State Day that fell on 19 March are as follows –
- The Day 19 March when Taninthayi Division No 1 was transformed and unanimously designated as the Mon State in 1974 in accord with the Constitution of the Socialist Republic of the Union of Myanmar, and the commemorative day of the state has been held annually 49 times based on traditions, culture and customs of the ethnics.
- Currently, unrests and terror acts, breaking the law and disturbances in some parts of the Mon state tarnish the good image of the state’s traditions and are dangerous for the country. It is necessary to make collaborative efforts for protecting the state and the nation.
- As peace and stability, security and rule of law play a key role in development of the nation, all ethnic national people making efforts for ceasing the armed conflicts are to join hands with the government to emerge the Union based on democracy and federalism they aspire to.
- At present, our country is in time of the state of emergency, and everybody knows internal and external terrorists are making utmost attempts to destroy the country in various ways without legal, ethic and disciplinary acts for causing the utter devastation to the country.
- Under the title of resistance, as they utilize the lives of supporters and those who do not understand anything so as to attempt to seek the benefit for grabbing the power and seeking selfishness with the cheating under the various titles. So, all need to expose those persons.
In the conclusion, the Senior General urged all ethnic national citizens in individuals actually loving the State and the national, including ethnic national brethren from the Mon State, to actively participate in their respective sectors in ensuring peace and stability of the State and restoration of perpetual peace, strengthening the genuine, disciplined multi-party democratic system and building the Union based on democracy and federalism.
Source: The Global New Light of Myanmar Newspaper (19-3-2023)
- All ethnic national people making efforts for ceasing the armed conflicts are to join hands with the government to emerge the Union based on democracy and federalism they aspire to.
- At present, our country is in time of the state of emergency, and everybody knows internal and external terrorists are making utmost attempts to destroy the country in various ways without legal, ethic and disciplinary acts for causing the utter devastation to the country.
- Under the title of resistance, as they utilize the lives of supporters and those who do not understand anything so as to attempt to seek the benefit for grabbing the power and seeking selfishness with the cheating under the various titles. So, all need to expose those persons.