The Peace Negotiation Team of the State Administration Council (SAC) and a delegation led by the chairman of the Karen National Union/the Karen National Liberation Army (KUN/KNLA-PC) held talks and signed agreements following three days of negotiations, according to the SAC’s Information Team.

The SAC’s peace negotiation team and KNU/KNLA (PC) led by Chairman Saw Htaw Lay held the second-day meeting at the meeting hall of the National Reconciliation and Peace Centre in Nay Pyi Taw on May 28.

During the meeting, Lt-Gen Win Bo Shein, a member of the National Solidarity and Peace-making Negotiation Committee, explained the committee’s findings on the agreements contained in Part 1, 2 and 3 of the Union Accord, and remaining issues to be discussed in Part 3. KNU/KNLA (PC) asked for further information.

They then discussed general issues related to peace and development, and signed agreements following three days of negotiations.  KNU/KNLA (PC) Chairman Saw Htaw Lay and leader of the peace negotiation team Lt-Gen Yar Pyae made concluding remarks.

The meeting was attended by member of the SAC chairman of the National Solidarity and Peace-making Negotiation Committee Union Minister at the Office of the Union Government (1) leader of the peace negotiation team Lt-Gen Yar Pyae, SAC Member Lt-Gen Moe Myint Tun, Secretary of the Committee Lt-Gen Min Naung, Chairman of KNU/KNLA (PC) Saw Htaw Lay, Vice Chairman Dr Naw Kapaw Htoo and Central Executive Committee member Saw Maung Maung.

SAC’s Chairman Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing first met with the KNU/KNLA (PC) delegation in Nay Pyi Taw on May 26.

Later, SAC’s peace negotiation team led by Lt-Gen Yar Pyae also held the peace talks with the delegation on May 27 and 28.