YANGON, Jan 15 (Eleven Media Group/ANN): State Administration Council Chairman and Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing said that election cannot be convened if there is no peace and free and fair election can be held only when ethnic armed organisations join peace process in accordance with law.
The statement was made after the junta leader's meeting with cabinet members of Taninthayi Region government, departmental officials and town elders at the hall of the regional government office in Dawei on January 14.
"In concerning peace, this year Union Day is the diamond jubilee year and 2023 January 4 will be the diamond jubilee anniversary of our Independence.
"It’s been 75 years and peace is important for more strengthening of sovereignty of the State and development of the country. He said that when walking towards multi-party democracy system, every citizen must get equal right. In 2008 Constitution, it has been prescribed clearly for the right of each citizen.
"Election cannot be convened if there is no peace and free and fair election can be held only when ethnic armed organizations join peace process in accordance with law.
"Therefore, 2022 is set for getting peace in the entire nation and striving for participating of NCA non-signatories to participate in the Nation Wide Ceasefire Agreement," he added.
The Senior General said that the junta did not seize the State power and it serves the duties under the Constitution (2008) as part of maintaining the strengthening of multiparty democracy in the country.
The Union Election Commission was reconstituted in line with the five-point roadmap to inspect the voter lists and other appropriate tasks under the law.
Meanwhile, Myanmar reported three more cases of Omicron variant of Covid-19 on Friday, bringing the tally to 66, according to a release from the Ministry of Health.
The release said Omicron was found in three foreigners from the Philippines and Malaysia who recently arrived in Myanmar by relief flights.
According to the ministry's figures on Friday, the number of Covid-19 infections has risen to 532,851 with 19,299 deaths in Myanmar.
The country reported 126 new Covid-19 cases with one more death in the past 24 hours, the release said.
The number of recoveries has increased to 510,986 and over 6.18 million samples have been tested for Covid-19 as of Friday.
Myanmar detected its first two Covid-19 positive cases in March 2020. - Eleven Media Group/ANN
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