Published
Thursday, July 21, 2016
Signatory groups vow to seek inclusiveness
After a three-day meeting in Chiang Mai, Thailand, the eight signatory armed groups to the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement have vowed to seek inclusiveness in the peace process, considering the NCA is the starting point to ending current armed conflicts and for holding dialogue to solve political dilemma, state media reported on 21 July.
The groups also said that they will cooperate with the State Counsellor to hold the Union Peace Concerence-21st Century Panglong Conference as they believe that the conference can lead to national reconciliation, internal peace and a democratic federal union.
They also declared that they will all participate in the Mai Ja Yang conference scheduled to take place in Kachin State, from 26 to 29 July.
