Myanmar ethnic party commits to peace process with government
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Yangon - The Shan State Progress Party (SSPP) released a statement on January 17 saying it will work with the government, army, political parties and other organisations to achieve ‘genuine’ domestic peace and to establish a democratic, federal Union.
The statement was released following the party’s general meeting from January 4 to 17 in Wanhai.
The SSPP also committed to ending the country’s civil wars through ‘political dialogue’ rather than force.
The party committed to improving the lives of ethnic minorities, to combatting the use of narcotics and to helping rehabilitate the lives of war refugees in Shan State.
The SSPP did not sign the national ceasefire agreement with the government on October 15 last year and also did not attend the Union Peace Conference earlier this month.
