MUP says, Union Peace Conference should be held only after the election

August 15, 2020

HURFOM: In order to address the “Union Accord Part 3”, of the National Ceasefire Agreement (NCA), the Union government, the Burmese military and the ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) have agreed to hold the 4th Union Peace Conference – 21st Century Panglong over 3 days, from August 19 to 21, 2020.

Not everyone is in agreement with this decision. Nai Tala Nyi, a spokesperson with the Mon Unity Party (MUP) believes the conference should be held after the 2020 election.

“The Union Peace Conference is important …. we should take time to hold it. Now, in the period of COVID-19 and the [pending] election, we don’t have time. If we rush to hold it, we can’t get an effective outcome. The MUP thinks the conference shouldn’t be held before election,” said Nai Tala Nyi.

The Conference was originally planned to be held from August 13-15, 2020 but was postponed to August 19-21.

“The NLD government has done what they want. When trying to amend the 2008 Constitution, they just proposed undemocratic facts. They didn’t think about the “Federal System” and minority rights. So it is difficult to get genuine peace,” continued Nai Tala Nyi.

As they are not satisfied with the progress and purpose of the 21st Panglong, the MUP has decided not to send their high-rank members. Instead, only middle-ranking representatives will join the conference.

The conference will be limited to just 230 participants, coming from the government, the military, the EAOs and political parties.

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