A two-day coordination
meeting to familiarize the public with the Ethnic Rights Protection Bylaw and
initiate drafting of a strategic plan for ethnic rights was held at Mingalar
Thiri Hotel in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday.
Firstly, Union Minister
for Ethnic Affairs Nai Thet Lwin addressed the meeting. He said they collected
the opinions of the ethnic people into a survey while conducting information
sharing sessions on the Ethnic Rights Protection Law with them.
He said they began the
legislative process for the accompanying bylaw in 2017 and was finally ratified
on 23 August, 2019. He said they will continue working to materialize a
strategic plan which will serve as a roadmap for ethnic affairs in conjunction
with yearly action plans.
The Union Minister
pointed out that different unique ethnic races reside side by side in Myanmar
and everyone is entitled to the same human rights and constitutional rights.
He said if the
prioritized tasks in the strategic plan are implemented properly every year
then the inequal development rates between the ethnic brothers and sisters will
lessen, armed conflicts will come to an end, and support national peace and the
establishment of a democratic federal republic.
Next, Deputy Ethnic
Affairs Minister U Hla Maw Oo said the outcome of this meeting and the
decisions made by the ethnic people will be recorded. He said they will develop
the National Races Village ( Yangon) so that ethnic festivals can be organized
there at the national level while coordinating with the administration of the
Yangon Region government.
The coordination
meeting then commenced with attendees discussing the survey and the draft
strategic plan. The second day of the meeting will continue today and will
focus on the related bylaws and the National Races Village.
Attending the meeting
were state/regional ministers for ethnic affairs, chairpersons and
representatives from self-administered zones Division, members from Nay Pyi Taw
Council, Pyithu Hluttaw Ethnic Affairs and Internal Peace Implementation
Committee, and Amyotha Hluttaw Ethnic Affairs Committee, ministry
representatives, CSOs related to ethnic affairs, directors- general from the
Ministry of Ethnic Affairs, and officials from the Department of Protecting
Ethnic Rights.
MNA
(Translated by Zaw Htet
Oo)
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