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THE CHIN NATIONAL FRONT=92S STATEMENT ON CEASE-FIRE



The Burmese military regime has talked about a cease-fire with the =
ethnic armed forces in Burma since 1989 with the objectives of creating =
disunity between the ethnic forces and the democratic groups, and among =
the ethnic groups. On four occasions, the regime approached Chin pastors =
and offered to talk for a cease-fire with the Chin National Front (CNF) =
from 1994 to today. But the talks between the CNF and the military =
regime could still not occur after four meetings with the pastors sent =
by the military regime for the reasons stated below.=20


1. The pastors sent by the military regime met with the CNF on four =
occasions: September 25, 1994, January 25-26, 1997, April 20-21, 1997, =
and July 9, 1997.


2. The military regime=92s prerequisites for the talks were as follows:

(a) We will not talk on political issues

(b) We will talk only rural development issues

(c) The CNF should surrender their arms=20

(d) The CNF should not represent the talk as a member of the Democratic =
Alliance of Burma or National Democratic Front

(e) The CNF should not have relationships with other opposition groups =
once the cease-fire agreement is signed with the military regime


3. The CNF=92s position has always been the same, as follows:

(a) The CNF always wants peace and harmony in the country

(b) The CNF always wants a national cease-fire to be able to talk on =
political issues

(c) The talk with the military regime should be a political dialogue =
without pre-conditions=20


The CNF maintains its policy that the cease-fire offered by the Burmese =
military regime does not include political dialogue and therefore it =
would not establish genuine peace in the country. Therefore, the CNF =
believes that the political problem being encountered today can only be =
solved through a tripartite dialogue called for by the United Nations =
and supported by Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.=20




Date: July 13, 1998


Central Committee

Chin National Front


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<P><B>THE CHIN NATIONAL FRONT&rsquo;S STATEMENT ON CEASE-FIRE</P></B>
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<P align=3Djustify>The Burmese military regime has talked about a =
cease-fire with=20
the ethnic armed forces in Burma since 1989 with the objectives of =
creating=20
disunity between the ethnic forces and the democratic groups, and among =
the=20
ethnic groups. On four occasions, the regime approached Chin pastors and =
offered=20
to talk for a cease-fire with the Chin National Front (CNF) from 1994 to =
today.=20
But the talks between the CNF and the military regime could still not =
occur=20
after four meetings with the pastors sent by the military regime for the =
reasons=20
stated below. </P>
<P align=3Djustify></P>
<P align=3Djustify>1. The pastors sent by the military regime met with =
the CNF on=20
four occasions: September 25, 1994, January 25-26, 1997, April 20-21, =
1997, and=20
July 9, 1997.</P>
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<P align=3Djustify>2. The military regime&rsquo;s prerequisites for the =
talks were=20
as follows:</P>
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<P align=3Djustify>(a) We will not talk on political issues</P>
<P align=3Djustify>(b) We will talk only rural development issues</P>
<P align=3Djustify>(c) The CNF should surrender their arms </P>
<P align=3Djustify>(d) The CNF should not represent the talk as a member =
of the=20
Democratic Alliance of Burma or National Democratic Front</P>
<P align=3Djustify>(e) The CNF should not have relationships with other =
opposition=20
groups once the cease-fire agreement is signed with the military =
regime</P>
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<P align=3Djustify>3. The CNF&rsquo;s position has always been the same, =
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<P align=3Djustify>(a) The CNF always wants peace and harmony in the =
country</P>
<P align=3Djustify>(b) The CNF always wants a national cease-fire to be =
able to=20
talk on political issues</P>
<P align=3Djustify>(c) The talk with the military regime should be a =
political=20
dialogue without pre-conditions </P>
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<P align=3Djustify>The CNF maintains its policy that the cease-fire =
offered by the=20
Burmese military regime does not include political dialogue and =
therefore it=20
would not establish genuine peace in the country. Therefore, the CNF =
believes=20
that the political problem being encountered today can only be solved =
through a=20
tripartite dialogue called for by the United Nations and supported by =
Daw Aung=20
San Suu Kyi. </P>
<P align=3Djustify></P>
<P align=3Djustify>&nbsp;</P>
<P align=3Djustify>Date: July 13, 1998</P>
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<P align=3Djustify>Central Committee</P>
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