State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, in her capacity as Chairperson of the National Reconciliation and Peace Centre, received a delegation from New Mon State Party (NMSP) led by its Chairman Nai Han Thar at the NRPC in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday morning, state media reported.

The two sides discussed Myanmar’s current need for peace, development and prioritizing ethnic affairs after NMSP have signed the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement, and the need for cooperation for the upcoming session of the Union Peace Conference – 21st Century Panglong to be successful in line with the decisions made at the 8th JICM meeting.

The NMSP Chairman said they fully support the State Counsellor’s aim to establish a Federal Union during the speech she made at the 4th anniversary of the signing of the NCA, ethnic races are putting more trust on the State Counsellor, and the need to overcome the obstacles in the political dialogues that have yet to reach any agreements.