"1. We have learned of the offer to enter peace discussions conveyed to the leaders of Ethnic Resistance Organizations by the chief of the Military Council, Min Aung Hlaing via television broadcast on April 22, 2022. 2. We have consistently called for the resolution of the federal crisis through political negotiations, by political means. However, to pursue such a resolution would require the inclusion of all stakeholders, as well as the participation of representatives of the United Nations and the international community as mediators to ensure fairness and facilitate negotiations. Only through such political negotiation will we attain our vision of establishing the federal union. 3. Therefore, we call upon the military council immediately to halt all offensive military operations, to hold meaningful negotiations that include the participation of all stakeholders, and allow unfettered humanitarian access for international and local responders to deliver unrestricted assistance to all people affected by conflict and crisis..."