CNI News
26 May 2024
Although the Union Peace Dialogue Joint Committee (UPJDC) will be regrouped, there are questions among political circles regarding whether the regrouping like that will work or not.
Representatives for the political group of the UPJDC will be elected on 25th and 26th May, 2024 in order to make the peace talks between the political group and the National Solidarity and Peacemaking Negotiation Committee (NSPNC).
15 representatives out of 47 parties that have got registration from the Union Election Commission (UEC) will be elected to regroup the political group reportedly.
whether the UPJDC would work or not depended on the invitation of the State Administration Council (SAC) and the EAOs, and their party would meet and discuss in order to resolve the current crises, U Li Paw Reh, chairman of the Lisu National Development Party (Dulei Party), told CNI News.
While seeing Sr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing meeting with political parties
" In the past, the UPJDC was made up of 48 members of the committee. 16 from the political parties group, 16 from the EAOs and 16 from the government, the Tatmadaw and the Hluttaw, but now there has been no Hluttaw, so 16 from the Tatmadaw Government. Later, its name was changed into the NSPNC. The 48 representatives will lead and hold peace talks. I under stand so." he said.
Their seven NCA signatories have grouped for the UPJDC and political parties group has been regrouped for the discussion frames, that he thought, Colonel Khun Okka, patron of the Pa-O National Liberation Organization (PNLO) told CNI News.
" Representatives of the political parties group will be elected in Yangon, I heard. The delegates from the Pa-O National Organization (PNO) have gone there. But it might reach the UPJDC level. If the discussion will be held with only political groups, they have prepared to participate in the discussion sort of. Our NCA signatory EAOs have grouped for the UPJDC. We have no problem. We are always ready for the discussion. Northern three groups - Wa, Myla and the Shan State Progressive Party (SSPP) always go to Naypyidaw whenever the discussion is held if they are invited. NCA signatories are always ready to come whenever invited. Some NCA non-signatories also might think to attend the discussion. Although the political parties group had grouped since before, they will prepare for the discussion frames, I think." he said.
The UPJDC must be made up of 16 representatives each from the government, the Hluttaw and the Tatmadaw, the political parties group and the NCA signatory EAOs, which has been imposed in the NCA.
While seeing Sr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing meeting with political parties
Although the political parties group has been grouped two times at least from 2021 to 2023, it has not been able to participate in the peace process. The public and international community have not been interested in it, said a politician.
How many people who really understand the peace process and the EAOs in the 47 political parties that will elect representatives for the UPJDC?
How many parties that are respected by international diplomats are there? How many parties that are seeking self-interests are there? Considering these situations thoroughly, representatives who can carry out effectively the peace process should elected and regrouped, pointed out politicians.
