The leaders of members of the United Nationalities Alliance (UNA) held discussions on the principles worthy of being added to federal-designed Constitution if the much-criticized 2008 Constitution is amended for three days in Yangon.

The Principles of Federal Union First Draft were discussed at Royal Golden 9 Mile Hotel in Yangon from October 1 to 3 and it was attended by 37 leaders of UNA’s members.

“If the Constitution is amended, principles for federal Union are of great importance. It must be federal-designed Constitution. We are discussing the federal principles that should be included in the Constitution,” said Sai Kyaw Nyunt, General Secretary-2 of the SNLD.

The UNA has a plan to keep on drafting the principles and policies after discussing important matters for the country in addition to federal principles. 

The UNA will go to the states where there are the political parties of UNA’s members and hold discussions with the residents on its stance and attitude as well as federal principles. 

There are also political parties of UNA’s members at the peace dialogues. These political parties convey the stances and attitudes of the UNA as to federal principles to the peace dialogues, said Sai Kyaw Nyunt.

We are approaching toward the peace process from all angles. Some UNA’s members have political parties. Political parties concerned will convey UNA’s attitude to the peace dialogues. The ethnics will know how the UNA is standing and the federal-designed Constitution. 

The UNA was formed with the SNLD, the ALD, the MNP, the ZCD, the KNC, the KNP, the SSKDP, the KNP, the APP, the MNDP, the DNDP, the KNP, the CLDP, the CPP, and the SNSP.  

Translated and Edited by Win Htut