The signed agreement paved the way to reach to a comprehensive cease-fire deal between Kachin Independence Army and Burmese Army. General Sumlut Gum Maw, KIA’s deputy chief of staff, said after the meeting that the agreement is not a complete cease-fire agreement, but it is the one that will lead towards a cease-fire agreement.
The statement also said that two parties agree in principle to establish Joint Monitoring Committees, to continue to discuss on Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) resettlement, to establish a technical team based in Myitkyina, and to continue to allow the participation of observers.
The agreement was witnessed and signed by UN General Secretary’s special advisor Vijay Nambiar, Deputy Chief of Mission from Chinese Embasssy Lu Zhi, and representatives of armed ethnic groups KNPP, KNU, CNF, NMSP, RCSS/SSA, SSPP/SSA, UWSA and NDAA.
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