KIA deputy says more effort needed to secure ceasefire

06 April 2015
KIA deputy says more effort needed to secure ceasefire
Deputy Chief of Staff of the Kachin Independence Army Major-General Guan Maw. Photo: Mizzima

Deputy Chief of Staff of the Kachin Independence Army Major-General Guan Maw has stressed that Myanmar government and ethnic armed groups should make more efforts to finalize the formal signing of the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement which has been preliminarily signed by both peace negotiators, reports Xinhua on April 5.
In an exclusive interview on April 5 with Xinhua, Guan Maw, who is also member of the central committee of the Kachin Independence Organization, said ethnic armed groups' Nationwide Cease- fire Coordination Team and the government's Union Peace- Making Work Committee overcame many difficulties to successfully conclude negotiation of a draft national ceasefire agreement after one year and five months negotiations.
The next step of formal signing the NCA is of utmost importance, which needs both sides to make more effort for it, Guan Maw said.
NCCT persisted that all ethnic armed groups should be inclusive in the signing of the NCA and the follow-up political dialogue to realize lasting peace in the country, he said.
The NCCT is also proposing to hold a summit conference participated by all ethnic armed groups to approve the draft NCA, he said.
He, however, added that the formal signing of the NCA is not possible by this month.