The Union Peace-making Work Committee (UPWC) has invited leaders of Wa Special Region 2 to attend union-level peace talks scheduled on 12 January, the Global New Light of Myanmar reported on 22 December.
Vice Chairman of the UPWC, U Thein Zaw, together with union ministers U Hla Tun and U Khin Maung Soe, Chief Minister of Shan State U Sao Aung Myat, Lt-Gen Yar Pyae of the Office of the Commander-in-Chief (Army) and the commander of the Northeast Command, visited Wa Special Region 2 on 19 December and were welcomed by the special region’s Vice Chairman U Shauk Min Hlian, along with Wa officials, the report said.
Later, at a meeting with Wa leaders, U Thein Zaw said the purpose of the visit was to explain the latest developments in the peace process, including the need to hold political dialogue to secure the peaceful co-existence of armed groups.