Published
Monday, May 30, 2016
Union Peace Committee to be reformed
State Counsellor of Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi (C, back) speaks to members of the Union Peace Dialogue Joint Committee during a meeting in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, 27 May 2016. Photo: Hein Htet/EPA
The Union Peace Dialogue Joint Committee (UPDJC) has pledged to hold the 21st century Panglong conference successfully, agreeing to put forward 16 representatives, state media reported on 28 May.
The UPDJC will be reformed with 16 representatives from the government, 16 from ethnic armed groups and 10 from political parties.
State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has said that the participation of political parties should be based on their representation in parliament. She added that parties with at least one representative in parliament will be allowed to attend the peace conference which will be convened based on the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA).
