Yangon, May 18 (Xinhua-ANI): The Myanmar government has formed a new 11-member top-level peace-making group, led by President U Thein Sein, to effectively carry out peace negotiation tasks with ethnic armed groups in the country, according to the website of the Presidential Office Friday.
The formation of the group was disclosed officially for the first time.
Other members involve two Vice Presidents U Tin Aung Myint Oo and Dr. Sai Mauk Kham, two speakers of the two houses of the parliament U Shwe Mann and U Khin Aung Myint, Commander-in-Chief of the Defense Services Vice Senior-General Min Aung Hlaing, Minister of Home Affairs Lieutenant-General Ko Ko, Defense Minister Lieutenant-General Hla Min, Border Affairs Minister Lieutenant-General Thein Htay and Attorney-General Dr. Tun Shin.
At the same time, the government also formed a 52-member Peace- Making Work Committee with Vice President Dr. Sai Mauk Kham as the chairman, and Deputy Commander-in-Chief and Commander of the Army General Soe Win, Rail Transport Minister U Aung Min and Parliament Member U Thein Zaw as three vice chairmen.
Other members mainly involve eight ministers, 10 region or state chief ministers, 10 commanders and 18 ethnic parliament members to the two houses.
So far, 12 ethnic armed groups have reached preliminary peace pacts with the government at state or central levels since President U Thein Sein announced offering of peace talks with ethnic armed groups in August 2011.
The new government's peace making is being carried out in three phases-the first phase is to ceasefire, set up liaison offices and travel without holding arms to each other's territory, while the second phase is confidence building, holding political dialogue, implement regional development tasks in terms of education, health and communication, and the third phase is to sign agreement for eternal peace in the presence of the parliament represented by nationalities, political parties and different walks of life. (Xinhua-ANI)
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