Published
Saturday, September 17, 2016
Myanmar military proposes Karen State as a pilot area for removal of landmines
Representatives of the Myanmar Military proposed to set Karen State as a pilot area for removing landmines at the Union Joint Ceasefire Monitoring Committee (JMC-U) at the National Reconciliation and Peace Centre in Yangon yesterday, state media reported.
Representatives of the ethnic armed organisations, that signed the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement, agreed to the proposal, offering to discuss it again at the eighth meeting which is slated to be held in November.
With technical assistance from abroad, the military and signatories to the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement will now carry out the removal of landmines together, the report said.
