The Shan State Government had accepted the 4 point proposal presented by the Shan State Army (SSA) ‘South’ “in principle” at the formal meeting held today in Taunggyi, said Gen Yawdserk. No details have been provided. The said 4 points are ceasefire, political negotiations, development and cooperation against drugs. (SHAN)
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The Burmese government on Friday signed a ceasefire agreement at state level with the Shan State Army-South (SSA-South), one of the major ethnic militias in Burma’s restive border regions, while its military operations show no sign of abating in Kachin State.
According to official sources at the meeting in Taunggyi between representatives of the Shan State administration and the SSA-South, led by Brig-Gen Sai Lu, the agreement included not only a ceasefire, but government assurances of economic development, a joint-task force working against illegal drugs in Shan State, and the opening of liaison offices.
Sources say the next step in the truce is to hold a series of negotiations between a Union-level peace committee and the SSA-South.
“The ceasefire agreement was signed today with consensus on eight points,” said a participant at the meeting who spoke on condition of anonymity. “The first is the ceasefire itself, then the delivery of the ceasefire agreement to all related troops; also there will be continuous talks on the subject of peace and development; working together on anti-drugs operations; and the opening of liaison offices in five townships in Shan State—Taunggyi, Kengtung, Kolan, Tachilek and Mongton. Continue reading “Shan State Government had accepted the 4 point proposal presented by the Shan State Army (SSA) ‘South’”
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