Republic of the Union of Myanmar
Office of the Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services
Statement on Ceasefire and Eternal Peace
(9th Waning of Thadingyut, 1382 ME)
(9 November, 2020)
1. The fourth session of the Union Peace Conference-21st Century Panglong was held from 19 to 21 August 2020. The past conferences including the most recent conference approved three parts of the Union Accord and 54 points of agreement. Although it was necessary to continue talks for these agreements and remaining facts involved in the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement, it was designed to temporarily postpone the continuation of peace talks because of outbreak of COVID-19 and process of holding the 2020 multi-party democracy general election.
2. As the 2020 multi-party democracy general election has been successfully held, COVID-19 pandemic can be controlled to some degree, and achieving success of eternal peace is a must for the State, it is necessary to continue peace talks as quickly as possible with the armed organizations which are signatories to the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement and the ethnic armed organizations which are still holding talks to sign the NCA.
3. As such, the Peace Talks Committee of the Tatmadaw was formed with following persons in order to continue talks with the ethnic armed organizations if necessary for successfully restoring the eternal peace till the end of process.
(a) Lieutenant-General Yar Pyae Chairman
(b) Lieutenant-General Tun Tun Naung member
(c) Lieutenant-General Tin Maung Win member
(d) Lieutenant-General Min Naung member
(e) Lieutenant-General Aung Lin Dway Secretary
4. The information was released that the Peace Talks Committee of the Tatmadaw must continue talks with the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) signatory ethnic armed organizations for further strengthening of peace in accord with the NCA, must continue peace talks with non-signatory ethnic armed organizations until they have signed the NCA and must hold necessary talks to accomplish the goal of restoring eternal peace.
Office of the Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services