CNI News

20 Dec 2022

The people play an important role in the peace process of Myanmar, Chairman Dr Aye Maung of the Arakan Front Party told the CNI.

He added that every government must listen to the voice of the people because the will of the people is very important.

Dr Aye Maung told the CNI, "The will of the people is very important. Every government has to listen to the public voice. Governments administer the country on behalf of the people to provide them with good governance mechanisms. Every government wants to leave a good legacy. The will of the public is important. We, politicians have to think about what kind of government they want, if they are ready to create a certain environment, whether we can build an environment in which peace, human rights and nation unity can be enjoyed by the people and if we should regret that we cannot resolve the issues even after the public has sacrificed their lives for 75 years."

A demonstration calling for peace. (GETTY IMAGES)

Therefore, the public, the government, armed groups and national races must choose the best path to build a country without bloodshed, he said.

Will the peace process move forward only when all stakeholders can participate in the process, Comrade Aye Lwin, spokesperson of the All Burma Student Democratic Force told the CNI.

He said, "I have already talked about the peace process. All stakeholders must be able to participate in the process. Can the peace process move forward only when all stakeholders can participate in it."

The federal democracy union must be built through negotiations step by step, Spokesperson Col Saw Kyaw Nyunt of the Peace Process Steering Team told the CNI.

Troops of Burmese People Liberation Army (BPLA)

He said, "For the peace process we want to implement and the federal democracy union we want to build, all democratic forces must participate in democracy and all ethnic stakeholders including ethnic political parties and all ethnic armed groups must participate in federalism. Negotiations participated by all stakeholders can lead to union peace and the federal democracy union, which we will build step by step."

SAC Chairman Snr Gen Min Aung Hlaing designated the year 2022 as the peace year and held talks with some ethnic armed groups.