CNI News

12 October 2023

The 8th anniversary celebration of the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) would find a solution to peace in the country, which she believed, siad Nan Yin Yin Soe, spokesperson of the Peace Process Steering Team (PPST), to CNI News. 

There were difficulties when the NCA was implemented. Discussions about how to carry out to be able to build a federal democratic union would be conducted at the event, she said.

Nan Yin Yin Soe, spokesperson of the PPST

" We are joint owners who signed the NCA and throughout the period of implementation, we had strengths and weaknesses, challenges and difficulties. Taking lessons from these things, we will discuss at the 8th anniversary celebration of the NCA about how to go on carrying out for the peace and building a federal democratic union that our citizens have wanted and we will be able to find a solution, I believe." said Nan Yin Yin Soe.

Sr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing, chairman of the SAC has said that both NCA signatories and NCA non-signatories had been invited to attend the 8th anniversary celebration of the NCA that will be held on 15 October 2023. Seven NCA signatories would attend the event, said Nan Yin Yin Soe, spokesperson of the PPST. 

While the 6th anniversary celebration of the NCA was being held

" Seven NCA signatories that will attend the event are the Arakan Liberation Party (ALP), the Democratic Karen Benevolent Army (DKBA), KNU/KNLA-Peace Council, the Lahu Democratic Union (LDU), the Pa-O National Liberation Organization (PNLO), the Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS) and the New Mon State Party and they are currently discussing with the military council." she said to CNI News.

The Karen National Union (KNU), the All Burma Students Democratic Front (ABSDF) and the Chin National Front (CNF) that have signed the NCA will not attend the event reportedly. However, some members will personally attend the event.

The NCA was signed by the KNU, CNF, ABSDF, RCSS, DKBA, KNU/KNLA-Peace Council, ALP and PNLO on 15 October 2015. After that, NMSP and LDU signed the NCA on 12 February 2018.