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Yangon:
A high-level peace group headed by President U Thein Sein has been
formed in Myanmar to carry out peace negotiations with ethnic
armed groups in the country, the presidential office website said
Friday.
The 11-member group includes Vice Presidents U Tin Aung Myint Oo
and Sai Mauk Kham, two speakers of the two houses of the
parliament U Shwe Mann and U Khin Aung Myint, Commander-in-Chief
of the Defence Services, Minister of Home Affairs, Defence
Minister, Border Affairs Minister and Attorney-General, Xinhua
reported.
The new government's peace initiative is being carried out in
three phases -- the first phase is to ensure ceasefire, set up
liaison offices and travel without holding arms to each other's
territory.
The second phase is about confidence building, holding political
dialogue, implement regional development tasks in terms of
education, health and communication.
The third phase involves signing of agreement for eternal peace in
the presence of the parliament represented by nationalities,
political parties and different walks of life.
The formation of the group has been officially disclosed for the
first time.
The Myanmar government, at the same time, has also formed a
52-member Peace-Making Work Committee with Vice President Sai Mauk
Kham as its chairman.
So far, 12 ethnic armed groups have reached preliminary peace
pacts with the government at state or central levels since
President U Thein Sein announced offering of peace talks with
ethnic armed groups in August 2011.
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