Statement: SAC Information Team issued a statement

The Information Team of the State Administration Council issued a statement on national cause for peace process and prevention, control and treatment activities of COVID-19 on Wednesday.

The statement reads… NUG declared as a terrorist group that leads the terrorist acts issued an announcement “Announcement on the State of Emergency” on 7 September 2021 with attempts of violent incitement to undermine the socio-economic life of the people and peace and stability of the State. Depending on the terror incitement, it was found that so-called PDF terrorist groups and some elements of some EAOs committed issuance of statements and talks supporting that violent incitement, which is posing threats to the people.

It was seen that they chose the terror way against the democracy without trying to solve the political problem in line with the political way under the law.

The Peace Process Steering Team (PPST) meeting formed with NCA signatory ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) held the meeting 19/2021 on 7 September 2021 with an attendance of 35 participants from nine organizations.

In his opening speech, Leader of PPST NMSF (Mon) Chairman Nai Aung Min said the PPST has explicitly declared it would try to solve the current political crisis through inclusive dialogues with the participation of relevant organizations based on the essence of the NCA.

He said that efforts are being made to vaccinate the entire people as quickly as possible for carrying out the prevention, control and treatment activities of COVID-19. At the meeting, meeting participants discussed that the trend of political confrontation between the government and NUG brings loss to the country and the people.

NUG is making attempts to cut off the government from the international community at the UN General Assembly to be held in September.
They also discussed that KNU/KNLA (PC) would continuously stand on the NCA for their stance. The State Administration Council of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, since the time when it has taken the State responsibility, adopted and has been implementing the Five-Point Road Map and Nine Objectives.

The road map and the objectives have straightforwardly declared “Emphasis will be placed on achieving durable peace for the entire nation in line with the agreements set out in the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA)”, and all the work processes are undertaken accordingly.

The Tatmadaw has announced statements on ceasefire and perpetual peace 20 times from 21 December 2018 to date. During the over two years and eight months period, the ceasefire and perpetual peace were built.
The formation of the Tatmadaw’s Peace Negotiation Committee on Ethnic Armed Organizations was amended on 1 February 2021 to open the way of dialogue forever for holding continuous talks if the ethnic armed organizations wish to talk with the Tatmadaw, if necessary, until the perpetual peace process was accomplished.
Now is the time of the whole world suffering from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic starting from early 2020 to date. During the period, the State Administration Council is striving for prevention, control and treatment of COVID-19 with vigorous efforts as much possible as it can for the whole country and the entire people by holding the policy “No one is important than the life of the people”.

Among the people undergone the medical examination for the COVID-19 virus in the third week of July during the third wave period of the pandemic, 41 per cent of them were found positive results in Myanmar.
As the government is striving for prevention, control and treatment activities of COVID-19, the infection rate reached just 10.37 per cent in early September, mitigating some 30 per cent. It was found that as COVID-19 is an infectious disease based on the virus with a high genetically development rate, it will not totally disappear.
The global countries, including Myanmar, need to take adequate time for monitoring, preventing and controlling such diseases. The vaccination process against COVID-19 is being undertaken for the people residing in the EAOs areas, those from IDP camps and Bengalis from Rakhine State.
The Chairman of the State Administration Council Prime Minister of the Provisional Government of Myanmar often said that emphasis is being placed on the upgrade of hospitals and dispensaries across the nation and providing treatment for the COVID-19 patients without leaving any region, race and organization in the COVID-19 vaccination and prevention, control and treatment activities. In this situation, it was regrettably found that terrorist NUG committed release of incited announcements to undermine the peace and stability of the State and NLD party extremists and so-called NUG, CRPH and PDF terrorists blew up the bombs and committed attacks and firing to the prevention, control and treatment activities of COVID-19.

All the international organizations need to know the above-mentioned incidents, killings and atrocities over innocent people by these terrorist groups. Health, Education and Literacy Project-HELP and several organizations, which are performing health, education and development of the people residing along the Thai-Myanmar border in KNU Dupalaya District and Kayin State, objected to the violently incited announcement of NUG.

The government has decided to continue the effective coverage of prevention, control and treatment activities of COVID-19 in the entire nation, the progress of the peace process, the security and improvement of the socio-economic life of the people and the peace and stability of the State.
The information was released that all organizations and entire ethnic people emphasizing the national cause are requested to cooperate with the government.