ဖော်ပြချက်/အကြောင်းအရာ:
Conclusion: "Myanmar has faced ethnic turmoil and armed conflicts since
the early days of its independence. Today this remains probably
the single most important issue facing the country. In
the last few months, the new government has begun implementing
an extraordinary series of social, economic and
political reforms and a peace initiative that offers steps no
previous government has been willing to take. This has
convinced most of the armed groups to agree new ceasefires
or enter into peace talks.
While serious clashes continue in Kachin State and parts
of Shan State, momentum is clearly building behind the
government?s initiative. It may offer the best chance in
over 60 years for resolving these conflicts. Finding a sustainable
end to some of the longest-running armed conflicts
in the world would be a historic achievement. But lasting
peace is by no means assured. Ethnic minority grievances
run deep, and bringing peace will take more than reaching
ceasefire agreements with the armed groups. It requires
addressing the grievances and aspirations of all minority
populations and building trust between communities. The
way the country deals with its enormous diversity would
need to be fundamentally rethought. This is an issue in
which every person in the country has a stake.
The international community has an important role to play
in support of peace and development in Myanmar. It is
crucial first to understand the complexities. No one party
to the conflict, including the government, can solve the
problem by itself; and pressuring one party to a conflict is
never likely to be effective. In particular, resolving once
and for all the conflict should not become another benchmark
that the government must meet in order to achieve
improved relations with the West or have sanctions lifted.
With respect to a government that has demonstrated a
commitment to major reform and closer ties with the West,
there are far better diplomatic tools available to keep a
focus on the ethnic conflict. The same is true of the serious
human rights abuses associated with that conflict. These
will only be ended definitively by reforming the institutional
culture of the armed forces, changing key military
policies that lead to such abuses, strengthening domestic
accountability mechanisms to ensure that the prevailing
sense of impunity among soldiers in operational areas is
addressed – and by peace.
The international community must be ready to move quickly
to support emerging peace deals with political and development
support. Many of the grievances of ethnic minority
communities relate to socio-economic and minority rights,
and it is important that there be an immediate dividend for
any ceasefires, in order to build the constituency for peace.
Supporting socio-economic development, greater regional
autonomy and peacebuilding and contributing to greater
understanding and trust between communities is vital."
ရင်းမြစ်:
International Crisis Group (ICG)
Date of Publication:
2011-11-30
Date of entry:
2011-12-01
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