The implementation of the National Ceasefire Accord (NCA) will only be comprehensive if all groups that are meant to be involved are included and that is why we need to think of all possible methods to have them involved, said General Yawd Serk, Chairman of Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS) and Acting Leader of the Peace Process Steering Team (PPST) in the 8th Joint Implementation Coordination Meeting on Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement held at the National Reconciliation and Peace Centre (NRPC) in Nay Pyi Taw on January 8.

“The implementation of the NCA will only be comprehensive if all groups that are meant to be involved are included. That is why we need to think of all possible methods to have them involved. We need to consider current situations from all areas when planning future peace processes,” he said.

Putting the benefits of the people and the nation first during the beginning of 2020 and he believes this JICM meeting will bring good results that the country has been waiting for as a New Year gift, he said.

“The JICM is the highest mechanism of the NCA and this meeting must make methods to resolve the delays that have been in place for over a year. JICM will discuss and approve of the topics for removing the delays. The path to holding an official negotiation meeting must be opened,” he said.

Processes must be in place to hold the 4th Session of the Union Peace Conference – 21st Century Panglong in mid-2020, he added.