Government Agrees to Four Out of Eight Points Demanded By UNFC

Mizzima | October 19, 2016

The government has agreed to four out of eight points demanded by the United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC) and accepted the remaining four points inprinciple and as a result, the Delegation for Political Negotiation (DPN) formed by the UNFC attended the framework review for political dialogue, state media reported on 19 October quoting U Zaw Htay, Deputy Director-General of the President’s Office.

The meeting to review the framework for political dialogue (FPD) was held at the National Reconciliation and Peace Centre in Yangon yesterday. The purpose of the meeting was to hold national level political dialogue and to pave way for ethnic armed organizations that have not yet signed the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement to sign it.

It is still not clear whether non-signatories to the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) will be able to participate in the upcoming political dialogue, according to Padoh Kwe Htoo Win, General Secretary of the Karen National Union, the report said.