General Saw Htot Lay has been elected as the Chairman of the KNU/KNLA Peace Council, a signatory of the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement, during its central committee meeting attended by its commanders and officers at its headquarters in Htotkawkoe (Wainawtayar) on 25 and 26 May 2020, state media reported.

According to the report, despite recent changes in leadership roles, the KNU/KNLA Peace Council did not deviate from its peace policies; it released an announcement stating that it would keep on moving on the NCA path with genuine goodwill by joining hands together with relevant organizations and national brethren for Union peace-making process and peace and development of the region.