National Level Political Dialogue for Shan State continues for second day

April 24, 2017

The National Level Political Dialogue for Shan State continued for second day at the City Hall in Taunggyi, Southern Shan State yesterday morning.

U Khun Maung Thaung, a Pyithu Hluttaw representative, U Kyaine Lon, Chairman of Lahu Literature and Culture Association, U Win Myint, former Minister for Inn Ethnic Affairs, U Tun Naing, Chairman of Kokang Literature and Culture Association and U Kan Hla, member of Ta’ang Palaung Literature and Culture Association acted as the Chairman and members of the meeting.

First, Chairman of the meeting U Khun Maung Thaung made an opening speech and paper reading session followed. The paper on economy, paper on national level economy, paper on basic principle for regional development, paper on regional development that enables the federal union and paper on basic principle for economic development of the ethnic people based on federal system were read out by the representatives from Langkho District, Keng Tung District, Tachilek District, Lashio District, Muse District, Momeik District, Wa Self-administered Division, Danu Self-administered Zone, Shan Nationalities League for Democracy, Taunggyi District, Union Solidarity and Development Party and National League for Democracy. U Hsai Nut read out the paper submitted by Wa National Unity Party and U Ai Hsaw, the paper submitted by Wa Democratic Party. In the evening, the paper reading session continued. The paper on land and environment sector, paper on national level politics, economic and land and environment, paper on policy for land and environment and paper on points should be carried out for utilization of land based on federal system were read out by the representatives from PaO National liberation Organization, Taunggyi district, Loilem District, Keng Tung District, Monghsat District, Tachilek District, Lashio District, Muse District, Momeik District, Wa Self-administered Division, Danu Self-administered Zone, Shan Nationalities Democratic Party, USDP and NLD. The papers submitted by Shan Nationalities League for Democracy and Ta’ang National Party were read out by Daw Nan Mya Oo from Shan Nationalities League for Democracy and U Aung Kyaw of the Ta’ang National Party.

The 2nd day meeting was attended by the Shan State government ministers, the chairmen and leading committee members from self-administered division and region, MPs, members of political parties, representatives of ethnic people, members of NCA signatory groups Pa-O National Liberation Organization (PNLO) and Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS), departmental officials, civil society organizations, literature and cultural groups numbering more than 300. A total of 33 papers were read out at the meeting.

Ref; The Global New Light of Myanmar