Message for peace process: SAC chairman sent message on 6th anniversary of signing NCA

The Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar Message is sent by the Chairman of the State Administration Council Prime Minister Chairman of National Unity and Peacemaking Central Committee Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing to mark Sixth Anniversary of signing Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement-NCA on 15th October.

At the message, first the SAC chairman Prime Minister Senior General prays for all national brethren including members of the Sangha and ethnic nationals to enjoy fruitful results of peaceful and tranquil lives and to further strive for restoring the perpetual peace for the State and the Union interests.

Then, he expressed the government’s eagerness for the internal peace stating that government has decided to further promote the process of cementing the Union Spirit and peace process before the forthcoming Diamond Jubilee Union Day which will fall on 12th February 2022 and that of Independence Day which will fall on 4th January 2023.

Also the Senior General mentioned the steps for the implementation of the peace that the government will implement three steps to adopt the further strengthening and sharpening the Union Spirit, forming the implementation bodies formed with ethnic people and carrying out the practical tasks.

In this regard, suggestions will be taken from ethnic national people and relevant bodies in addition to informing and educating them. The Senior General pointed out that it is necessary to systematically identify the government and the State. We all need to be loyal to the Union of Myanmar and forge an honest and genuine will to restore peace for the State rather than the government.

The Prime Minister reminds not to derail from the NCA route mentioning as the government is controlling all measures as much as possible with compassion not to harm the peace process, ethnic armed organizations need to take special care of not derailing from the NCA route due to terror acts, destructive acts and instigations of local and foreign elements and media.

The government is implementing the political processes to strengthen the multiparty democracy and building of the Union based on democracy and federalism. The government has firmly guaranteed it. Hence, ethnic armed organizations need to faithfully and firmly walk along the NCA route to be able to contribute much to hold the free and fair multiparty democracy general election on schedules in line with the current aim of the government and emerge new democratic government the people elected.

And he urged all ethnic armed organizations to cooperate with the government in effectively assisting in the prevention, control and treatment activities of COVID-19 across the nation. Our government has openly declared that it would continue the implementation of the NCA for restoring the perpetual peace and that the door would always be opened for dialogues.