The Kachin Independence Organization (KIO)’s vice-chair Gen. Gun Maw said he is attending the third session of the 21st Century Panglong Conference to reopen bilateral dialogue. He said so to the media on July 10, during his arrival in Naypyidaw to join the conference.
“I believe reestablishing our communications is more important than our discussion in this conference,” he said.
Gen Gun Maw is leading the KIO delegation in the third session of the 21st Century Panglong Conference.
Leaders of respective ethnic armed organizations from northern Myanmar have also arrived in Naypyidaw.
Representatives of the Federal Political Negotiation and Consultative Committee (FPNCC) are attending the conference with assistance from China. They flew from Kunming to Naypyidaw together with Mr Sun Guoxing, the Special Envoy for Asian Affairs of China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and other senior Chinese officials.
The government invited the leaders to attend the conference via the Chinese embassy.
The third session of the Union Peace Conference – 21st Century Panglong will be held for six days from July 11 to 16.
