CNI News
3 August 2024
There are differences of attitudes and opinion among Myanmar political circles regarding whether it has been a long way to build a federal union.
Armed groups are designating the territories that they have captured as their own ones and giving priority to their own interests rather than to the interests of the union, said some commentators.
The perceptions of the EAOs fighting against the Myanmar Tatmadaw have changed and compromise should be conducted for the interests of all citizens, member of the Policy Steering Committee of the Arakan National Party (ANP) U Tun Aung Kyaw told CNI News.
" EAOs have changed their perceptions. Rather than building a true federal union, because the positions and attitudes of the EAOs have varied already, a political dialogue that contains international organizations is needed to be held and it depends on the will of stakeholders. As long as they have no mind to compromise for the interests of all citizens, the political problem can't be solved." he said.
There were territorial disputes between the EAOs in some townships, northern Shan State from where the Myanmar Tatmadaw retreated and several battles broke out as well. Some EAOs had the idea that they would designate the territory that they had captured as the one they owned since before and if they ruled without valuing human rights, a long-term war might break out, Sao Khun Sai, a person participating in the peace process told CNI News.
While seeing the government, the Tatmadaw and leaders of EAOs
" Although an EAO takes a territory that it has captured these days, the British expansionists did so. But the English paid respect to the human rights of the countries that they ruled. They didn't cancel the ruling system of Shan chiefs of former times. And you must pay respect to the customs and traditions of the people in the territory you are ruling. You must not violate their human rights. If so, no matter whoever rules the country, it will be a peaceful country. Otherwise, if you rule the country as you like, it's impossible to win a long term peace. A long term war might take place." he said.
Although both the SAC and the NUG that have said that a democratic federal union would be built have not officially announced what kinds of federal unions.
In the same way, EAOs are conducting in different ways regarding establishment of federal democratic union or confederation.
