CNI News
19 Sept 2022
Dr. Nyo Tun Aung, the deputy commander-in-chief of the United League of Arakan/ Arakan Army, said he had discussed cooperation with the United Wa State Army.
He told a press briefing on 19th September that representatives of the Federal Political Negotiation and Consultative Committee met in Pangsang ( Pangkham), the headquarters of the UWSA, and discussed further consolidating the cooperation among the members.
Dr Nyo Tun Aung said, “The FPNCC is not a military alliance but a political coalition. We discussed the current political situation in Myanmar and explained tasks being carried out by individual organizations to consolidate the cooperation among the members. We exchanged views on situations in Myanmar and Rakhine State. The focus of the discussion was to strengthen the cooperation among us and further cementing friendship with new generation Wa leaders.
Members of the FPNCC meet in Pangang (Pangkham). (The Kokang)
The coalition had to postpone its in-person meetings for some time due to COVID-19 and has now resumed them.
Dr. Nyo Tun Aung added, “The FPNCC meeting was not new. Ours is a member of the coalition and I am currently performing my duties as an in-charge at the office of the FPNCC. We were not able to meet in person for some time and the recent meeting was just like our regular meetings before the pandemic. No special issue was discussed during the meeting. We just talked about political cooperation.”
The FPNCC is made up of the UWSA, the AA, the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army, the Shan State Progressive Party, the Kachin Independence Army and the Ta'ang National Liberation Army.
UWSA leader Bao Youxiang and an MNDAA leader. (The Kokang)
However, representatives of the KIA failed to show up at the recent meeting.
All these EAOs are not signatories to the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement and negotiations are underway to sign the NCA.
Three members of the FPNCC, the UWSA, the NDAA and the SSPP have joined peace talks with the SAC while the remaining two EAOs, the AA and the KIA, are at war with the SAC in Rakhine State, Kachin State, Sagaing Region and Shan State (North)
