On the auspicious occasion of the
30th anniversary of the establishment of peace of the Wa No.2 Special Region
which falls on the 13th waxing day of Tagu, ME 1381, 17th April 2019, let me
first send this message of greetings for the good health and well-being of the
leaders of Special Region No.2 and our Wa brothers, sisters and families who
are sons and daughters of this great Union.
The path of peace which has been
initiated since the last 30 years has been able to provide us with cessation of
armed conflicts and stability with mutual respect, mutual regard and mutual
restraint. We can see with much satisfaction how “Wa” ethnic nationals have
been enjoying the fruits of peace, stability and development.
However to obtain durable peace, it
is very important for us to create a Union which can guarantee us democracy,
human rights, and equality and full rights for ethnic nationals. Only after
signing the NCA – Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement would we be able to convene
the political dialogues which would result in reduced armed conflicts for
maintaining durable peace, efforts for monitoring and conflict resolution,
ethnic rights, equal rights and achieving unity. The NCA is a door and not the
end of the path or goal. This needs to be understood clearly. It is the path
which we all need to traverse as we move towards the goal of establishing the
Democratic Federal Republic, which is imbued with the principles of equal
rights and self-determination. This is the aspiration of all ethnic nationals
including those in the Wa No.2 Special Region. We also wish to inform with
seriousness that even after signing the NCA if there are matters which are not
covered under this agreement, the EAOs have the option to negotiate and discuss
in order to reach agreement.
At this time, the political
dialogues have materialized for the first time in history. Ethnic brothers have
been demanding all along for these dialogues but were never successful. They
made these demands for the emergence of a Democratic Federal Republic and for
the settlement of political problems through peaceful political means. Not only
that, for the fulfillment of our dream for a Democratic Federal Republic, we
have been able to successfully convene the Union Peace Conference – 21st
Century Panglong 3rd Session and we have already achieved agreement for many
fundamental federal principles.
The Union Government has been
giving special attention and making strenuous efforts for the participation of
the Wa No.2 Special Region and the remaining EAOs in these round table
conferences. This is because of our genuine political desire to ensure the
participation of all those ethnic national racial groups who should be given
the opportunity to participate. Furthermore, I wish to urge with great
seriousness that we should move forward from the present stage of maintaining
the current ceasefire agreement through mutual restraint to the stage where we
would be able to establish sustainable and durable peace for the whole Union.
In conclusion, I send this message
of greetings with good wishes for all leaders of the Wa No.2 Special Region,
and all Wa ethnic people to be blessed with peace and tranquility at this
auspicious time of the New Year with renewed mind and body and new dreams. I
wish to urge all of you to participate and work strenuously for genuine peace
and in building the Democratic Federal Republic which is our new Union dream.
(Aung San Suu Kyi)
Chairperson
National Reconciliation and Peace
Centre
Ref: The Global New Light of
Myanmar
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