YANGON: The 11th anniversary of the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) was commemorated in Naypyidaw on Thursday (Oct 15) morning.
The ceremony was held at the Horizon Lake View Hotel, where a video address delivered by President U Min Aung Hlaing was screened.
Union Minister for Defence and Chairman of the National Solidarity and Peace Negotiation Committee, Lieutenant General Yar Pyae, then delivered a commemorative address marking the 11th anniversary of the NCA.
A video clip highlighting successive governments’ peace efforts and initiatives to achieve lasting peace following the signing of the NCA was subsequently shown.
Representatives from China, India and Thailand, who served as international witnesses to the NCA signing, also delivered commemorative messages via video.
Speeches reflecting on the NCA and the peace process were then delivered by individuals who had participated in peace efforts and the NCA signing ceremony, including Karen ethnic leader Saw Mutu Say Poe, U Aung Min, head of the advisory group to the negotiation committee, and U Thein Zaw, a member of the advisory group.
Leaders of six ethnic armed organizations that signed the NCA also delivered commemorative remarks. They represented the Arakan Liberation Party (ALP), the Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS), the Democratic Karen Benevolent Army (DKBA), the KNU/KNLA Peace Council (KNU/KNLA-PC), the New Mon State Party (NMSP) and the Lahu Democratic Union (LDU). - Eleven Media/ANN
