YANGON, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- The Myanmar government's Peace Commission has renewed its peace negotiation in Yangon with non-ceasefire signatory armed groups, represented by the delegation for Political Negotiation (DPN) of the United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC), the official Global New Light of Myanmar reported Tuesday.
In their 7th meeting between the peace commission and the DPN on Monday, the remaining four points, proposed by the UNFC for signing the Nationwide Ceasefire Accord (NCA), were discussed.
Inviting the non-ceasefire signatories to join the peace process, U Thein Zaw, the Peace Commission vice chairman, promised that in the future amendments to the NCA can be made in the framework of the agreement.
Meanwhile Khu Oo Reh, leader of the DPN, preferred to move forward with a new way believed to be better than the current one as the two sides have sought ways which he said can bring both on the road of mutual understanding to overcome some deadlocks.
The two sides agreed to invite international representatives for the joint-monitoring committee, the report said, adding that the peace negotiation will continue on Tuesday.
Following the initiation of the NCA between the government and eight ethnic armed groups out of 15 on Oct. 15, 2015, Myanmar's incumbent government had held the 21st Century Panglong Peace Conference for two times respectively in August 2016 and May 2017.
The second meeting of the Panglong Peace Conference was able to incorporate a total of 37 adopted principles into a union accord in the peace process for the first time in Myanmar's history.
The 37 adopted principles were signed by representatives of participating groups of the government, parliament, military, signatory armed groups to the NCA and political parties as Part One of the Union Accord.
The third meeting of the 21st Century Panglong Peace Conference is expected to be held later this year when unfinished fundamental principles as well as new principles on federalism will be discussed.
