NMSP representatives already arrived Ragoon for attending National Convention (NC)

 

“We will present, and discuss what we can for our people.”

 

 

Independent Mon News Agency

 

May 11, 2004

 

The representatives from New Mon State Party, the biggest Mon armed group already arrived Ragoon for attending Burmese government’s National Convention that will hold on May 17.

 

New Mon State Party, which made cease-fire since 1995, sent its five representatives to Ragoon on yesterday after it party central member held a meeting at the beginning of May.

 

“We are ready to join, we are still waiting for decision from our headquarter to present our stand for this national convention,” Nai Tala Nyi, a young and smart NMSP’s  politician representative for NC said.

 

“We will present and discuss what we can for our people,” Nai Tala Nyi added.

 

When the outside politician talking that there is no free presenting, expressing and discussion in the NC;  how do you think at the NC?, “the government told us that they allowed us for free discussion, presenting, and they also allowed to contact foreign,” Nai Tala Nyi explained.

 

NMSP sent Nai Chan Toi (Join General Secretary of NMSP), General Aung Naing, Nai Myit Swe, Nai Tin Hla and Nai Tala Nyi as NMSP representative for NC.

 

Before NMSP sent its representatives, NMSP held a meeting to vote for attending the NC. Sixteen votes won eight votes and the NMSP decided to join the NC.

 

The Burmese government is accepting the representatives on May 14 and still waiting other ethnic armed group representatives for the NC.

 

Like ethnic armed group representatives, the government also selected other two Mon representatives from Non-Politician group for the NC. These two representatives will arrive Ragoon on the next couple of days, according to the people close with them said.

 

 

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