At its meeting yesterday in Yangon, the chairman of the Union Joint Monitoring Committee (JMC-U) said it was necessary to discuss deceleration of tensions and it was important to find out the root cause of the fighting, state media reported on 18 November.
Lt.-Gen. Yar Pyae said that the meeting will point out the weaknesses and strong points of the JMC process, which was responsible for prevention of armed conflicts. He added that teams had been sent to verify that the fighting took place for the first time with the aim of finding who was right and who was wrong and of easing tensions.
But the vice chairman of the body, Saw Isaac Poe, said that it has been one year, one month and two days since the nationwide Ceasefire Agreement was signed and all leaders who signed it were responsible for its implementation.
The meeting will last three days and leaders of JMC-SS attended the meeting as observers.