CNI News
June 19, 2026
Top leaders of the 7 EAO Alliance, an alliance composed of seven ethnic armed organizations that signed the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA), will meet to discuss how to move the peace process forward, Daw Saw Mra Raza Linn, Chairwoman of the Arakan Liberation Party (ALP), told CNI News Agency.
The summit of the top leaders from the 7 EAO Alliance is scheduled to be held on June 18.
Daw Saw Mra Raza Linn highlighted that these ongoing consultations between the National Solidarity and Peacemaking Negotiation Committee (NSPNC) and the 7 EAO Alliance help foster unity.
"We recently held a meeting between the NSPNC and our 7 EAO Alliance. Those developments need to be presented to our leaders. I expect the secretariat will present the government's political policies, peace policies, and viable paths forward to secure strategic decisions and guidance from the top leadership. What we can look forward to is that by briefing our top leaders on the discussions held with the NSPNC, they will be fully informed of the consensus points reached with the government. This will allow us to receive further directives on the next steps. Furthermore, keeping up these meetings within our EAO circle strengthens our internal unity. Therefore, I want to emphasize that these three points are very important," she said.
The NSPNC and the 7 EAO Alliance holding informal talks on June 9, 2026.
The NSPNC and the 7 EAO Alliance held informal talks in Naypyidaw on June 9 and 10, 2026.
Colonel Saw Kyaw Nyunt, spokesperson for the 7 EAO Alliance, told CNI News Agency that this initiative serves as an opening step taken with the explicit objective of exploring practical pathways for the peace process.
"This steering committee meeting is just our regular quarterly session. On June 10, we held an informal dialogue. The delegation that attended was our informal negotiation team. We plan to brief our respective leaders on the mutual proposals exchanged during that dialogue. Call it a civil war or armed conflict, the current situation in our country is incredibly massive, widespread, and ongoing. With the citizens and the entire Union in mind, our recent informal meeting was an initial step taken to explore methods on how we can kickstart peace processes in alignment with the current political landscape," the Colonel said.
The informal dialogue between the NSPNC and the 7 EAO Alliance on June 9, 2026.
The 7 EAO Alliance is comprised of the following organizations: Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS). New Mon State Party (NMSP). Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA). KNU/KNLA Peace Council (KNU/KNLA-PC). Pa-O National Liberation Organization (PNLO). Lahu Democratic Union (LDU). Arakan Liberation Party (ALP).
Currently, the implementation of the processes laid out in the NCA remains stalled, and the agreement itself is a subject of ongoing debate regarding whether it is still valid or entirely defunct.
