Chairman of the State Administration Council Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing received a peace delegation led by Vice-Chair of the Arakan Liberation Party-ALP Daw Saw Mra Raza Linn at the meeting hall of the Bayintnaung Villa in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday morning to talk about peace issues.
The talks were also attended by Council members General Mya Tun Oo, Lt-Gen Moe Myint Tun and Lt-Gen Yar Pyae. The ALP Vice-Chair was accompanied by Central Executive Committee members Khaing Soe Mra and Khaing Paw Lin.
The Senior General explained that Arakan Liberation Party-ALP issued the press release at first to hold talks with the willingness to serve the interests of the Union and the region as the invitation was extended to talk about peace issues. He also discussed administrative forms of the country in successive eras and strong and weak points, efforts of the Tatmadaw to pave the way for the people to implement the multiparty democracy, and plans to discuss all things which should be done in conformity with the actual situations of the nation, demands of ethnic armed organizations and possibilities at the peace talks in detail. NCA signatory ethnic armed organizations which have not joined the peace talks yet and NCA non-signatory EAOs need to observe the interests of the State and respective regions. If they have wishes to join the peace talks, a further invitation will be extended to them. The discussions also focused on exercising the multiparty democracy in conformity with the people’s desire, building the Union based on democracy and federalism, solving the politically different opinions through peaceful ways along the route of a multiparty democratic system, and situation for striving to build the peaceful Union based on Union spirit for the interests of the nation.
The ALP Vice-Chair and party also discussed ALP’s acceptance of the invitation of the Chairman of the State Administration Council Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services to the peace talks for the sake of the nation and the people, further plans to ensure peace and stability and development in Rakhine State, and similar attitudes for exercising the multiparty democracy and building the Union based on democracy and federalism and reported on regional development. They exchanged views on peace issues and measures for regional development.
After the meeting, the Senior General presented gifts to the ALP Vice-Chair and party who returned domestic gifts. They then posed for documentary photos.
The delegation led by the Vice-Chair of the Arakan Liberation Party-ALP will hold peace talks with the Peace Talks Team and the National Solidarity and Peacemaking Negotiation Committee with the participation of Council members formed by the State Administration Council. — MNA
