CNI News

24 March 2025

Foreign countries' urge to discuss among revolutionary organizations within Myanmar could not work, U Than Soe Naing, a political commentator, told CNI News.

Neighboring countries needed to support federal processes for the peace of Myanmar and enable revolutionary organizations to discuss among them, said country director of Myanmar, of the Forum of Federations, U Win Min.

He said the above when he discussed on the second day of the discussions on Myanmar issues that was conducted at the Thai parliament on 22nd and 23rd March, 2025. Although the foreign countries' urge to discuss among revolutionary organizations should be welcomed, it could not work in practice, U Than Soe Naing, a political commentator told CNI News.

" In my opinion, foreign countries' urge to discuss among revolutionary organizations must be welcomed. But I don't believe it will work because even organizations that stand together locally cannot speak to each other. The fact that foreign countries are encouraging revolutionary organizations to do this won't become anything in practice. If armed organizations want to basically solve small conflicts, it's likely after the military council is overthrown. However, the issue has not yet escalated to armed conflict because central committees from both sides still understand one another." he said.

While seeing the KIA-PDF

EAOs' territorial dominions  have become more spacious after 2021 when political change started. At the same time, territorial disputes could arise, some pointed out.

There may be conflicts  among the revolutionary organizations in the future because of the different interests, said Hla Kyaw Zaw, a China-Myanmar affairs commentator, told CNI News.
" There may be conflicts among EAOs in the future because of different interests. There may be conflicts in the mainland as well. We should be careful that revolution has been so long because revolutionary organizations still are not united and because of these conflicts. The military council seems to want to use it. But if a conflict emerges, armed groups don't solve the problem with weapons as soon as they can but they solve it with negotiation. It's the next step forward in revolution. In this way, our revolution can be successful." she said.

Currently in Shan State, there are territorial disputes between the KIA and the TNLA, between the KIA and the MNDAA, between the TNLA and the SSPP, between the RCSS and the SSPP, between the PNO and the PNLO.

In the same way, in Tanintharyi Region and Karen State, there are territorial disputes between the NMSP and the KNU, between the KNU and the KTLA.