Description:
"On 20 February 2013,
the United
Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC) an
11
member ethnic alliance
met with the
Burmese Government?s
Union Peace
Working Committee
(UPWC) at the Holiday
Inn, Chiang Mai, Thailand. The meeting
,
supported by the Nippon Foundation,
was
an attempt by Government negotiators to
include all relevant actor
s in the peace
process.
The UNFC
is seen as
one of the
last
remaining
actors to represent the
various armed ethnic groups in the country
(for more information see BP No.6 Establishing a Common Framework)
and has frequently sought
to
negotiate
terms as an
inclusive ethnic alliance...According to peace negotiator
Nyo Ohn Myint
, discussing
the most recent meeting, in February 2013: Primarily they will discuss framework for starting the peace process, beginning with: addressing ways
to advance political dialogue; the division of rev
enue and resources between the central government
and the ethnic states; and how to maintain communica
tion channels for further talks.
Khun Okker, who attended the meeting, suggested that the February meeting was primarily a trust building
exercise for th
e UNFC and the Government. While individual armed groups had spoken to U Aung Min
throughout their negotiation processes
and some had already built up trust with the negotiation team. He
believed that the UNFC would be more cautious in its approach in relation to the peace process, especially
considering the continuing clashes with UNFC members including the KIO and SSPP/SSA..."
Source/publisher:
Burma Centre for Ethnic Studies (Briefing Paper No. 12, February 2013)
Date of Publication:
2013-02-00
Date of entry:
2013-03-11
Grouping:
- Individual Documents
Category:
Language:
English