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A delegation consisting of representatives of Myanmar’s NUCC, NUG, EROs and Spring revolutionary forces, led by Union Minister Zin Ma Aung and Union Minister Aung Myo Min, visited Prague to attend the high-profile annual conference Forum 2000 this week.
During their visit to Prague the delegation met with Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský, to whom Minister Zin Ma Aung presented the “Prague Appeal to the European Union Member States and the EU”.
In the Prague Appeal, the NUCC, NUG, EROs and Spring revolutionary forces have articulated “ground truths” about the situation in Myanmar and requested support for their efforts to realize a “federal democratic transformation” of their country.
Their appeal states:
“NUCC, NUG, EROs and Spring Revolution forces are united in our commitment to democratic and representative governance and to breaking the chain of brutal military dictatorships in Myanmar. Our common political objective is to establish a fully democratic nation based on a new federal democratic constitution, founded on the principles of equality and self-determination, peace, justice and human rights, the protection of minorities and the fostering of social cohesion. We are committed to removing the military from politics, to delivering transitional justice and accountability, and to partnering with the international community to reconstruct our country.”
“Together we have forged a democratic and united federal coalition that is expanding its territorial control. This is not the time for mediating ceasefires or a negotiated settlement. Nor is this the time for sham elections.”
The NUCC, NUG, EROs and Spring Revolution forces have made 10 specific requests to the EU Member States and called on European partners to help mobilize other countries to support them.
In addition to meeting with Foreign Minister Lipavský, the Myanmar delegation visited the Czech Senate, the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic, and the Foreign Ministry. They met with the Vice-President of the Senate, Ji?í Oberfalzer, and the chair of the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defense and Security, Pavel Fischer. In the Chamber of Deputies the delegation met with the Parliamentary Group of Friends of Democratic Myanmar, led by MPs Josef Damián Flek and Jarmila Levko.
In these meetings, the delegation stressed that the democratic and united federal coalition forces are expanding their territorial control in Myanmar. They have built administrative structures to provide essential public services and humanitarian aid to communities under assault by the junta’s attacks and its weaponisation of suffering.
The Myanmar delegation also explained the processes that have been established to achieve consensus in a “large, diverse and inclusive coalition” which is committed “to remove the military from politics, to deliver transitional justice and accountability, and to partner with the international community to reconstruct our country.”
In addition, members of the delegation participated in the annual Forum 2000 conference, opened by Czech President Petr Pavel and Moldovan President Maia Sandu on 16 October.
The first day featured a panel discussion on “Myanmar's Overlooked Struggle” with the following introduction:
“In Feb 2021, Myanmar’s military attempted to stage a coup, sparking a nationwide disobedience movement. When the junta responded with harsh repression, the people of Myanmar defended themselves with all possible means, ie. civil disobedience, armed resistance, economic boycotts, and educational, humanitarian and political resistance. Two-and-a-half years on, the junta continues its attempts to brutalize the population into obedience, with no success. Myanmar’s Spring Revolution is one of the most heroic and enduring struggles for freedom and democracy of our times. However, it is almost completely overlooked and unassisted by the democratic countries.”
In a well-attended panel, representatives of the NUG, Myanmar’s ethnic nationalities and civic activists discussed why the military cannot prevail over the people, and what the anti-junta alliance needs from democracies and its neighbours. The panel was moderated by Igor Blazevic, a staunch supporter of Myanmar’s struggle for liberation from military oppression and terror.
