CNI News
20 March 2024
The leading team of the 7 EAO Alliance led by General Yawd Serk has been formed in order to implement political process agendas that were laid down at the plenary meeting of the 7 NCA signatories which stated on 18th March 2024.
Of the ten NCA signatories, the Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS), the New Mon State Party (NMSP), the Pa-O National Liberation Organization (PNLO), the Arakan Liberation Party (ALP), the Lahu Democratic Union (LDU), the Democratic Karen Benevolent Army (DKBA), and the KNU/KNLA-Peace Council (KNU/KNLA-PC) held their plenary meeting in Chiangmai, Thailand from 17th to 18th March, 2024.
And then, the leading team of the 7 EAO Alliance was formed at the meeting and General Yawd Serk, chairman of the RCSS was appointed as the leader of the team and Naing Aung Min, vice chairman of the NMSP, vice leader.
Moreover, Col.Sai Ngin from the RCSS was appointed as general secretary and .Col.Saw Kyaw Nyunt from the KNU/KNLA-Peace Council, as associate secretary. Members are Naing Aung Ma Ngay, Brig-Gen Saw Sein Win, Kyayakoat, Col.Khaing Kyaw Hlaing, one from the PNLO and U Myo Win.
While seeing Col.Sai Ngin, Col.Saw Kyaw Nyunt and Ma Nan Yin Yin Soe
" As our 7 EAO Alliance, we will continue our efforts until we can build a federal democratic union after discussing and negotiating with relevant elements, solving the current political crisis by political means." the 7 EAO Alliance stated.
Their ultimate goal was to build a federal democratic union that guarantees national equal rights and full self-determination and the expectation is to build a sustainable peace through a democratic transitional process, said in the statement.
The 7 EAO Alliance would carry out creating situations that can reveal public attitudes through all-inclusive dialogue, informing organizations concerned of the responsibility to protect the people, and holding political talks among all stakeholders to produce meaningful results, it stated.
In tackling the current conflict, the alliance will carry out more to develop the landscapes and methods in order to identify the attitudes of the elements who want to find a peaceful solution as well as to inform the organizations that are responsible to protect the people of having a duty to protect the people, said in the statement.
