Ethnic armed organisations summit begins

03 June 2015
Ethnic armed organisations summit begins
Ethnic armed organisations leaders held summit at KNU headquarters in Law Khee Lah, Kayin State on June 2, 2015. Photo: Hong Sar/Mizzima

A conference of ethnic armed organisations began Tuesday in Law Khee Lah, Kayin State, to seek final approval on a draft peace deal between the groups and the Myanmar government, reported the Global New Light of Myanmar on 3 June.
The Ethnic Armed Organisations Summit from 2-6 June will discuss the draft National Ceasefire Accord approved in late March by the Nationwide Ceasefire Coordination Team (NCCT), representing 16 ethnic armed groups, and the government’s Union Peace-making Work Committee (UPWC) in Yangon.
Leaders of all ethnic armed groups, including NCCT members and non-members, have been invited to the Law Khee Lah Summit. According to sources, observers from the United Nations, including Mr Vijay Nambiar, the Secretary-General’s Special Adviser on Myanmar, the People’s Republic of China and Nippon Foundation’s Myanmar Liaison Office were present on the first day of the summit.