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BKK POST: January 26, 1998:Charter
- Subject: BKK POST: January 26, 1998:Charter
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- Date: Mon, 26 Jan 1998 17:15:00
BKK POST: January 26, 1998:Charter drawn
Cheewin Sattha
Mae Hong Son
Burmese resistance group leaders attended a two-week
brainstorming session in the nation's Khaya State to draw up
their draft constitution.
The event, which ended yesterday, was organised by the
National Council of the Union of Burma (NCUB), the umbrella
organisation for the opposition groups, said a border official.
About 40 representatives from leading resistance groups,
including the Shan State Army and the Karenni National
Progressive Party, attended the meeting opposite Khun Yuam
district.
After the draft is completed, the NCUB plans to send copies to
other ethnic minority groups in Burma and foreign organisations.
The source said the Burmese government has been drafting the
new charter for five years but there has so far been little
progress, prompting anti-Rangoon groups to do their own.
The ruling junta has also tried to convince some ethnic groups
such as the Shan United Revolutionary Army to surrender.
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