Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP) met the government peace negotiators of the National Reconciliation and Peace Center (NRPC) and discussed possibility of NCA signing at the office of the NRPC in Nay Pyi Taw on July 17 and that both sides agreed on three points including regular monthly meeting resuming at the state level.

The meeting of the NKPP and the NRPC focused on economic and regional development matters, future tasks in peace process, prospects of signing NCA and general affairs. Both sides found agreed three points including regular monthly meeting resuming at the end of the meeting .

There may be some obstacles in peace process, but we thank the KNPP for earning mutual trust and understanding. If the KNPP has finished signing NCA, it will closely work with the Union and state governments in an effort to implement NCA move. Both sides are urged to implement the NCA on schedule, said Tun Tun Oo, Union Attorney-General, who is also a member of the NRPC.

"We discussed a wide range of matters including peace and NCA signing with the government peace negotiators today. The KNPP ceased fire with the government starting 2012 March in approaching toward peace move. On behalf of local people, our government said thanks to the KNPP ," said Tun Tun Oo.

The NRPC met the KNPP in Nay Pyi Taw on March 18 and in Loikaw on May 16 before the current meeting.

"Today meeting is as usual. We frankly discussed every matter and that we exchanged views on how to seek solutions to the problems we were experiencing.  The meeting brought us mutual trust and understanding," said Khu Oo Rel, leader of the representatives of the KNPP.

The KNPP started discussing ceasefire and peace with the former government peace negotiators in Thailand on November 19 in 2011 and could sign the state-level ceasefire agreement on March 7 in 2012.

Today's meeting is not meant to totally end all the problems we are facing , but compromise can be reached by a process of negotiation using all means based on mutual trust , said Khu Oo Rel.

Translated and Edited by Win Htut