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Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi Monday urged raising the momentum for preparation of the 21st Century Panglong Ethnic Conference.
Suu Kyi made the call at the second coordination meeting held at the Presidential Palace in Nay Pyi Taw on establishing the National Reconciliation and Peace Center (NRPC) and Preparation for the 21st Century Panglong Ethnic Conference.
The former Myanmar Peace Center will be placed under the Ministry of the State Counselor's Office as a branch of the NRPC and budget allotment will be made in line with the rules and regulations, she said.
The new establishment with two separate committees will continue to talk with armed groups that have signed the Nationwide Cease fire Accord (NCA) with the government as well as the non-ceasefire groups simultaneously .
Stressing the inclusion of civil society organizations in the process, Suu Kyi also called for reformation of the Union Peace Dialogue Joint Committee (UPDJC) as soon as possible, which will meet next week involving Suu Kyi.
In the first coordination meeting held on May 9, Suu Kyi urged to focus on inclusion of all stakeholders who should be involved in every step of national reconciliation and peace process.
Myanmar previous government and eight ethnic armed groups out of 15 signed the NCA on Oct. 15, 2015. After that a a union-level Joint Cease fire Monitoring Committee (JCMC) was formed along with a tripartite Union Peace Dialogue Joint Committee (UPDJC) which was to draft a framework for holding political dialogue as part of the implementation of the NCA.
Under the NCA, the two sides agreed on some post-ceasefire steps and the unfinished peace process includes bringing in seven other ethnic armed groups that have not signed the ceasefire accord to complete the truce signing process.
Meanwhile, the JMC for cease fire has re-appointed Dr. Tin Myo Win, personal doctor of State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi, as new peace mediator who pledged all-inclusive peace efforts to bring about eternal peace in the country.
The ruling party has also nominated former permanent representative to the United Nations U Kyaw Tint Swe as Minister of the Office of the State Counselor.
(APD)
