SAC meeting: SAC Chairman addressed SAC meeting 5/2022

State Administration Council Chairman Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing addresses the SAC meeting 5/2022 held in the meeting hall of the Office of the State Administration Council Chairman in Nay Pyi Taw on 16 June 2022.

Senior General Min Aung Hlaing said that invitation to peace talks was extended with an eye to two political targets leading to the sustainable practice of multiparty democracy and the establishment of the Union based on democracy and federalism.

Then, the Senior General went on to say that there are different types of federal unions in the world and it’s to take the best way to the democratic federal union in conformity with the country.

Regarding the terrorist attacks, the Senior General said that, since 3 March 2021, there have been more than 1,100 terrorist assaults by PDFs, that action has been taken against over 700 cases and a total of 4,203 weapons of various sorts have been confiscated and that it has been found that most of these weapons were provided by some EAOs and some imported from abroad.

He also said that, in fighting against the terrorists, some members of the security forces and some staff of administrative organizations sustained injuries and were killed and measures are being taken to compensate the victims.

As regards the economy of the nation, the Senior General said that there were trade deficits during the two terms of democratic governments.

Therefore, he continued, he has seen to it that goods that are not necessary are not imported and only necessary products are imported.

There is still a trade deficit of 1.140 billion USD during the period between February 2021 and May 2022, he pointed out.

The Senior General also touched on the banking industry and said that there were political riots after the Tatmadaw had taken the responsibility for the country and, as a result, the work of banks slowed down, that there were withdrawals of deposits due to worry and panic, that steps had to be taken to prevent the collapse of banks as withdrawals were not made in accordance with stipulated rules and regulations, and that the banking system has almost returned to normality since January.

As to teaching students at basic education schools, the Senior General explained that what has to be done with failure is that all school-age children go to school, that school enrolment has increased this year and 6.3 million basic education students (94.1 per cent of the total enrolment) are now at schools.

The number of students has increased more in the current academic year than the previous year and it is a plus. In connection with the presentations by the SAC members, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing responded that there would be maximum sentences for the terrorists who perpetrated even the killings of Buddhist monks.

There would be further amendments to the Election Law and the Parties Registration Law, he added. The Senior General concluded that coordination meetings are being conducted to open agricultural and technical high schools in district-level towns for human resource development and that outstanding students from those schools will be able to continue their studies at respective institutes and universities.