A workshop commemorating the 8th anniversary of the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) was held at the Myanmar International Convention Centre II in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday afternoon.

State Administration Council Member and Union Minister for Home Affairs Chairman of the National Solidarity and Peacemaking Negotiation Committee Lt-Gen Yar Pyae, members of NSPNC, the leaders of the seven ethnic armed Organizations that have signed the NCA, senior military officers who made efforts for the emergence of the NCA, civilian representatives of the Joint Monitoring Committee-JMC, representatives from 37 political parties that have been allowed to register, intellectuals and experts participating in the peace process were present at the workshop, and university students also attended as observers.

The workshop participants discussed the topic of ‘Continued Peace Processes under the NCA’ and exchanged views on suggestions, challenges, advantages, and weaknesses regarding the tasks to be done in the peace process.

As per the discussion, all workshop participants expressed their desire for the ethnic armed organizations that have not yet participated in the peace roundtable to join and resolve political issues through peaceful means.

MNA/KZW

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