CNI News

9 Mar 2023

Ethnic armed organizations that are holding peace talks with the State Administration Council should be persuaded to join the revolution together with the National Unity Government, Political Observer U Than Soe Naing told the CNI.

Peace talks are just to prevent some EAOs from joining the NUG, he added.

He told the CNI, "The junta has been holding peace talks as usual. It has become obvious recently. The junta holds peace talks with smaller EAOs whenever armed conflicts intensify. It is just trying to prevent EAOs from working together with the NUG. As this will not contribute to the Spring Revolution and they should be persuaded to join the revolution."

Leaders of the DKBA, the KNU/KNLA-PC, the PNLO, the ALP and the SSPP meet the NSPNC.

Signatories to the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement including the RCSS/SSA, the NMSP, the DKBA, the ALP, the KNU/KNLA-PC, the PNLO and the LDU are holding talks with the SAC.
Similarly, EAOs such as the UWSA, the NDAA and the SSPP/SSA, which has not signed the NCA, are also holding peace talks with the SAC.

Political Observer Dr Hla Kyaw Zaw said," The junta will do its job. All the problems in Myanmar are created by the junta. It is sowing the seed of disunity among us. The other day, an ethnic leader said problems among us are created by the junta and we can resolve the issue when the junta has been overthrown. I agree with him."

The NUG and the PDF.

The junta declared a state of emergency on 1st February, 2021 after accusing the NLD government of forming a new government without settling election disputes.

Since then, anti-junta protests and armed struggle by the NUG have emerged.

At present, armed conflicts have erupted between junta forces and joint forces of the PDF and EAOs in Kayin State, Chin State, Kayah (Karenni) State, Sagaing Region and Magway Region.