CNI News

22 December 2023

The war frame is getting wider due to the current domestic armed conflicts and at the same time, the political role is contrasting. So, some politicians are thinking about finding a solution to reduce the widening war frame. 

The stakeholders should find a solution by meeting and discussion, Naing Than Shwe from the Mon Unity Party (MUP), told CNI News.

" Currently, the war frame is getting wider almost everywhere. If we find a solution by meeting and discussion, political frame will be wider and war frame will be narrower. When the war frame is getting wider, politicians are worried about their security. And the people are getting into trouble more. So, if we can make the political frame expand, we'll be more convenient." he said.

Election commission and political party representatives

Due to political changes after 1st February 2021, domestic armed conflicts widely took place. It was important to have an elected government to ease military conflicts, U Thet Zaw, an economic commentator, told CNI News.

" It's necessary to have an elected government so as to make the political frame expand. If you discuss with the State Administration Council (SAC), because they are soldiers, they just go with the framework. If the discussion was not consistent with their framework, it is very difficult to discuss. So, if an elected civilian government came to power, it will be easier to discuss, I think. So, a general election should be held quickly. First, the election must be held in the stable regions. And then, after making peace in places that are not peaceful, the election must be expanded. We wish to do so." said U Thet Zaw.

Currently, the SAC has announced that revolutionary forces as terrorist organizations and vice versa. And the revolutionary forces have said they don't need to discuss about the blood debt. 

While seeing IDPs coming from Muse

So, it is difficult for the two sides to meet and negotiate to find a solution. An intermediary force that was trusted by all the organizations involved was needed to intervene, Mai Ohn Khaing, a Palaung politician, told CNI News.

" The two sides need to have a mind to negotiate and discuss. An intermediary force that is trusted by all the organizations is needed to intervene, I think." he said.

At present, battles are breaking out not only in border areas but also in the mainland where battles had not broken out. 

Although some EAOs, some domestic political parties, neighboring countries, ASEAN countries and international organizations are trying to solve the armed conflicts, it has not been resolved yet.