THE meeting between the State Peace Talks Team- SPTT and the delegations led by Vice-Chairman of the United Wa State Party-UWSP, Vice-Chairman of the Na­tional Democratic Alliance Army-NDAA and Vice-Chair­man-2 of the Shan State Pro­gress Party-SSPP was held at the National Solidarity and Peacemaking Centre’s meeting room yesterday morning.

State Administration Coun­cil-SAC member Union Minis­ter at the Government Office National Solidarity and Peace­making Negotiation Commit­tee-NSPNC Chairman Peace Talks Team Leader Lt-Gen Yar Pyae and members: SAC Mem­ber Lt-Gen Moe Myint Tun, NSPNC Secretary Lt-Gen Min Naung, and NSPNC members: Lt-Gen Min Naing, Lt-Gen Win Bo Shein and Lt-Gen Aye Win, and UWSP Vice-Chairman U Lau Yaku, Head of Political De­partment of UWSP U Aik Nap Ling, NDAA Vice-Chairman U San Pae, General-Secretary U Kyi Myint, SSPP Vice-Chair­man-2 Sao Khun Seng and Sec­retary-2 of SSPP Sao Seng Hsu attended the meeting.

At the meeting, SPTT Leader Lt-Gen Yar Pyae and UWSP Vice-Chairman U Lau Yaku on behalf of the participat­ing ethnic armed organizations gave opening speeches.

Afterwards, NSPNC mem­ber Lt-Gen Win Bo Shein gave a briefing about the status of experts, professional poli­ticians and ethnic armed or­ganizations’ leaders being able to participate in drafting the Constitution (2008) seriously at the national conference, the list of Union legislation – Table 1 and the list of regional or state legislation – Table 2 in the 2008 Constitution.

Then, the SPTT clarified the ways and methods that can be done for the political prefer­ences of the UWSP and NDAA according to the agreements during the first meeting.

Next, attendees mutually discussed their opinions and adjourned the first-day meet­ing. It is learnt that the sec­ond-day meeting will continue on 28 September.

MNA

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