Statement from Arakan National Stakeholder Consultation Meeting

Arakan National Stakeholder Consultation Meeting | June 12, 2018

With the aim of facilitating domestic peace and building a federal democratic republic, an Arakan National Stakeholder Consultation Meeting had been held from June 8-12, 2018 on Thai-Burma border.

Those present at the meeting were 81 legal representatives from revolutionary armed organizations (ALP/ALA, ANC/AA), domestic political parties (ANP, APP, KNDP, DNDP, MNDP, MNP), legal aid organizations, indigenous ethnic groups, youth, woman, environment, human rights groups and community-based organizations plus 7 observers.

In order to provide necessary guidance and conflict resolution, a 9-member ”Leading Committee” was unanimously nominated and basic principles, which the entire Arakanese should uphold for different sectors such as political, social, economic, natural resources, land and environment, were collectively discussed and decided upon.

We, who made discussion and decisions at this meeting on legal behalf of respective organizations, declare that we shall strive to employ those aforesaid principles as our common policy stand at any levels of political discussions and federal democratic republic building process.

Leading Committee
Arakan National Stakeholder Consultation Meeting

Contact :

U Twan Zaw (General Secretary, Arakan National Council – ANC) Tel. +66 (0) 816 808 934