All similar and different views from the three-day national-level political dialogue for ethnic Mon will be collected without considering them as an outcome from each sector, according to the coordination committee.
“Both similarities and differences will be compiled. Then, they will be submitted to the UPDJC (Union Peace Dialogue Joint Committee) via the supervisory committee. No decisions will be made,” Min Kyaw Zeyar Oo, secretary (2) of the coordination committee, told Hinthar Media.
The coordination committee plans to compile similar and different views and draft them as a paper instead of deciding which views will be submitted from the discussions. It will submit them to the next session of the 21st Century Panglong Conference via the UPDJC in order to seek a decision.
In response to Hinthar Media’s question on which sector is the most difficult one among the four main sectors in the discussion, the coordination committee’s secretary Min Aung Htoo said the political sector is the most difficult sector.
“It has received the most number of proposals,” he said.
Min Aung Htoo explained that some issues can only be considered in connection with other sectors such as economic, social, and land and natural resources after an outcome has been produced from the political sector. Since the majority of the participants have been focused in this sector, there were some difficulties in exchanging the views.
He added that there have been difficulties in reaching common ground on whether self-determination, sovereignty, and state constitution should proceed based on the existing constitution or a new one should be reconsidered.
Members of the coordination committee informed the press on May 6 that the economic, social, and land and natural resources sector have completed the discussions on May 6 and discussions will continue in the political sector on May 7 morning.
The coordination committee plans to send the outcomes of each sector to different sectors in order to seek and collect their suggestions.
Nai Ye Zaw, a political analyst from the Mon State who participated in the discussion in the political sector, said there were many items to discuss but it was difficult for them due to limited time and lack of detailed information.
Around 500 participants took part in the national-level political dialogue for ethnic Mon including 137 people in the political sector, 120 people in the economic sector, 106 people in the social sector, and 108 people in the land and natural resources sector.
