Border Areas Development: SAC Chairman addresses Central Committee’s meeting

Central Committee for the Development of the Border Areas and National Races held its meeting 1/2023 in Nay Pyi Taw on Friday. Chairman of the State Administration Council Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing in his capacity as the Chairman of the Central Committee attended the meeting and made a speech.

The Prime Minister said the Central Committee is implementing the six action plans for development of border areas. In implementing the border area development, achieving peace and stability is of paramount important. Achieving peace and stability has to be carry out based on national unity.

The State Administration Council is prioritizing for peace and prosperity of the country, food sufficiency, socio-economic development of people, achieving eternal peace and smooth transportation. Efforts are being made for development of education, health, transportation, agriculture, livestock breeding and economic sectors in border areas.

Moreover, plans have been made for human resource development and drug eradication. The Prime Minister urged all the ministries to make cooperation and coordination in implementating the border area development works.

He stressed that the successive governments have been implementing for border areas development by laying down the strategic plans. But till now, there remains many works to be done for socio-economic development of people in border areas.

He emphasized the fact that in order to establish the Union based on democracy and federal system, it is needed to make efforts for achieving peace, stability and national unity through the development works in border areas.

He reiterated that the year 2022 was designated as the Year of Peace and the ethnic armed organizations were invited for peace dialogue.

Altogether 10 EAOs have joined for the peace dialogue, and the results for paving path to peace and stability have been achieved. He also reminded to those who are not yet on the peace talks that the door is always opened for the dialogue without any restrictions.

He urged all to make efforts for achieving peace and stability in border areas, rule of law and national unity. Also, Secretary of the Central Committee Union Minister for Border Affairs Lt-Gen Tun Tun Naung, members of the Central Committee deputy prime ministers, union ministers and chief ministers reported on matters including tasks of the Committee,implementation of the development of border regions and ethnic people and plans.

Also, Vice Chairman of the Central Committee and Vice Chairman of the State Administration Council called on attendees to promote the development of the border region to ensure that there is no gap between all ethnic regions, and that there is a uniform development and the spirit of Myanmar.

In his response, the Prime Minister stressed matters including coordination with the relevant ministries to complete teaching aid and personnel for schools in border areas and rural areas, to provide communication and system, to expand transport sector, to encourage agricultural and livestock research, to arrange solar power system and to accelerate the public healthcare services.

Lack of peace and stability has resulted in less development. All have to for peace and stability, the Prime Minister added.