PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL CONVENTION

27 December 2005

From The New Light of Myanmar 28 December 2005

Delegate groups almost finished compiling proposal papers and will submit them to National Convention Plenary session soon.

National Convention Convening Commission holds meeting 10/2005

YANGON, 27 Dec — The meeting No 10/2005 of the National Convention Convening Commission was held at the commission office in Nyaunghnapin camp in Hmawby Township this morning, with an address by Chairman of the commission Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Thein Sein.

Also present were Vice-Chairmen of the commission Chief Justice U Aung Toe and Minister for Electric Power Maj-Gen Tin Htut, Secretary of the commission Minister for Information Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan and members.

Joint Secretary-2 of the commission Director-General of the Pyithu Hluttaw Office U Myint Thein acted as master of ceremonies.

In his address, the Secretary-1 said the National Convention has been in progress for nearly a month and the tasks and functions of the National Convention are successful due to systematic management of NCCC, National Convention Convening Work Committee and National Convention Convening Management Committee and cooperation of the delegates with national out look.

He said the eight delegate groups are compiling, reading and discussing proposal papers regarding the findings of the Chairman of the Work Committee for communication among the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, Pyithu Hluttaw, Amyo-tha Hluttaw, Region and State Hluttaw to be included in legislation sector in drafting the State Constitution. The delegate groups have almost finished compliling their proposal papers and they will submit them to the National Convention Plenary session soon, he said.

He said the commission is to coordinate the matters in connection with the formulation of the basic principles and detailed basic principles for the State Constitution in accord with the objectives of the National Convention. Rallies to hail the National Convention are being held in states and divisions.

He said Management Committee and sub-committees are carrying out their tasks smoothly. He urged NCCC, Work Committee, Management Committees and sub-committees to continue to discharge their respective duties until the successful conclusion of National Convention.

Next, members of the commission discussed papers presented by Work Committee to the commission. The Secretary-1 took part in the discussions and the meeting came to a close at 11.50 am.

Source: http://mission.itu.ch/MISSIONS/Myanmar/n-convention/NC_27Dec05CCmeeting.htm