Description:
"The date for the next Union Peace Conference
(UPC) is scheduled for May, but their remains some
doubts in regards to the likely achievements to be
made. At the beginning of the year, two Nationwide
Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) members showed they
were displeased with the process. The Karen
National Union (KNU) called for its postponement
while the Restoration Council of Shan State
suggested it would not attend due to constant
obstruction by the Myanmar military of state-level
dialogue. Although two more groups, the New Mon
State Party (NMSP) and Lahu Democratic Union
(LDU) signed the agreement on 13 February a
number of other groups are still not prepared to
move forward.
While such delays and indecision have been
indicative of the entire peace process, what needs
to be considered, however, is who is likely to gain
by yet further delays in the process. There is little
doubt that the process has significant flaws, the
problems that have plagued it since it was taken
over by the NLD-led Government are many. While
it is essential that ethnic armed organisation try to
ensure they get the best deal possible it must also
be noted that the only stakeholder likely to gain
through postponement of the process is the
Myanmar military, the Tatmadaw, which will see its
position strengthened for every delay made..."
Source/publisher:
Euro Burma Office
Date of Publication:
2018-04-00
Date of entry:
2021-04-11
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- Individual Documents
Category:
Countries:
Myanmar
Language:
English
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Format:
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475.3 KB
Resource Type:
text
Text quality:
- Good
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