CNI News
6 May 2025
The State Administration Council (SAC) needs to not only open the door to peace, but also take into account the circumstances in which armed groups can enter the door to peace, Col. Saw Kyaw Nyunt, spokesperson for the 7 EAO Alliance, told CNI News.
He said that if such a situation can be created, it will be possible to find ways to overcome the crises.
“The current situation in the country is that we have been suffering from armed conflict for more than 4 years. I believe that we have the ability to reduce or end this armed conflict that we ourselves have created. The SAC or the government, which is responsible for all the important issues of the entire country, needs to be more far-sighted and try to be more tolerant than we are. I believe that if the organization that is currently responsible for and manages all the affairs of the state can take serious action to create an environment where stakeholders can enter the open door of peace, rather than just saying that the door to peace has been opened, we will be able to find ways to overcome the crisis." said Col. Saw Kyaw Nyunt.
While seeing an armed group
Due to China's brokered engagement, the Kokang National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) handed over the city of Lashio which it had occupied on August 3, 2024 to the Myanmar Tatmadaw April 21, 2025 and it was allowed to rule the Kokang Special Region (1).
However, the TNLA and the Myanmar Tatmadaw met in China on January 15 and 16, 2025, but the talks ended without reaching an agreement. Then, with China's brokered engagement, the two sides met and discussed a ceasefire in Kunming, China, on April 28 and 29, 2025.
The meeting on April 28-29, 2025, ended in failure due to the Myanmar Tatmadaw's demand that TNLA forces in Mogok, Momeik, Mabein, Naung Cho, Thibaw, Kyaukme, and Kutkai be withdrawn to the Palaung Self-Administered Zone.
In the current situation, the SAC should address both military and political issues simultaneously, National Democratic Force Party(NDF) Vice Chairman U Htet Aung Kyaw told CNI News.
While seeing leaders of the Northern Alliance
“What is on everyone’s mind right now is that we have to occupy as much territory as possible so that when we negotiate, the other side will agree to whatever we say. So one group is fighting hard, the other is fighting hard. We all have understood that we will have to discuss it soon. The Myanmar Tatmadaw must also take back the territories it has already lost so that it does not lose more territory. If it cannot do that, I don't know what will happen. But all of them are people who can think, why don't they do it, or why don't they tell the public what they are doing? The opposition side is doing decisively. I think that only when SAC can balance hard power and soft power will the dialogue and everything else be open again." he said.
Currently, the Arakan Army (AA) is engaged in clashes with the Myanmar Tatmadaw in Magway Region, Bago Region, and Ayeyarwady Region.
The AA has controlled the towns of Thandwe, Gwe, Ann, Minbya, Mrauk-U, Maungdaw, Rathedaung, Buthidaung, Kyauktaw, Ponnagyun, Manaung, Pauktaw, Taung Goat, Myebon in Rakhine State.
Similarly, the TNLA has controlled Namkham, Nansang, Mantong, Namtu, Mong Ngor, Kyaukme, Naung Cho, Kutkai, Thibaw, Momeik, Mabein in northern Shan State, and Mogok in Mandalay Region. The MNDAA has controlled Theinni, Laukkai, Kon Kyan, Phaungsai, Mongko, Chin Shwe Haw, and Kutkai in northern Shan State.
In addition, the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) has controlled the towns of Somprabum, Ingyanyang, Sadon, Chipwe, Sok Law, Phimaw, Panwa, Dodphonyang, Sinbo, Myo Hla, Mansi, Kan Pyite Tee, Momauk, and the border trading town of Loije in Kachin State. The KIA-PDF has also controlled the towns of Shwe Pyi Aye, Phaungbyin, Pinlebu, and Khampat in Sagaing Region.
