KNU 'seeks lasting peace' with govt: member
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The Karen National Union (KNU) supports a genuine federal system, even though progress so far remains limited to a ceasefire agreement between the government and the KNU, a central committee member of the KNU headquarters, Saw Hla Tun, said on Tuesday.
He said, “We’ve agreed to a cease-fire. We will discuss ways of achieving lasting peace with the government at the union level. I think the discussion will be held this month, although I’m not sure.”
The KNU welcomes more negotiations for the sake of peace, expecting an authentic peace which is stronger than those that have come before, according to the chief of the KNU’s new-generation affairs, Saw Thamain Tun.
“If the government and the military won’t backtrack from the process, we will not, either. We really want peace. We need to build trust so as to achieve peace,” said Saw Thamain Tun.
A ceremony to explain what the government and the KNU have discussed was held in Myattharkon village in Karen state on Monday and Tuesday. Personnel from KNU headquarters, the Karenni National Progressive Party, KNU Brigade-2 and the Thantaung special zone group attended the event.
A resident said, “The Karen public wishes for a bona fide peace, a proper transportation system and loans with a low interest rate.”
A Karen woman said she hoped students would now be able to study peacefully at schools.
