7th NCA Anniversary: SAC Chairman sends video message for Peace

Chairman of the State Administration Council (SAC) Prime Minister Commander-in-Chief of Defence Service Senior General Min Aung Hlaing in his capacity as Chairman of the National Unity and Peacemaking Central Committee sent a video message to mark the 7th Anniversary of the Signing of the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) falling on the 15th of October.

In his message, the Senior General wished all the national brethren mental and physical well-being. And, he stressed that the most important issue in the country is to get peace. Only when all take the NCA path, will the country get peace and become a union based on federalism and democracy.

The Senior General highlighted the SAC’s efforts for peace and the Tatmadaw’s statements on ceasefire and perpetual peace and ongoing peace talks and progress. It’s learnt that since the country regained independence, the past successive governments and the Tatmadaw have been making efforts to end the internal armed conflicts and restore peace.

The country was revitalized in the multi-party democracy in 2011. In its term, the first government offered the ethnic armed organizations on 18 August 2011 to initiate the peace process essential for building the firm multi-party democracy in accord with the aspiration of the people.

After holding the peace talks with 18 ethnic armed organizations, the government and eight ethnic armed organizations signed the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) on the 15th of October 2015 and the New Mon State Party (NMSP) and Lahu Democratic Union (LDU) on the 13th of February 2018. So far, ten ethnic armed organizations have signed the NCA.