NCCT need time to consult with top leaders
Published on Thursday, 19 June 2014 23:38
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A discussion between government and the NCCT held in Yangon in May (Photo/EMG)
YANGON - The Nationwide Ceasefire Coordinating Team (NCCT) has requested for more time to consult with ethnic leaders before moving ahead with peace talks with the government.
The coalition of ethnic armed groups is currently negotiating a nation-wide ceasefire agreement with the government's Union Peace Work Committee (UPWC) and talks were expected to resume this month.
"The UPWC wanted to meet with us before the end of June but we are not ready to meet with the government. In previous meetings in April and May, we didn't agree some issues," said NCCT leader Naing Han Thar.
"We have already said that we were going to reply to the government after holding a discussion with our top leaders," he added.
The Myanmar Peace Center who are brokering the talks as delegates of the UPWC recently met with the NCCT but have been unable to fix a date for the next round of discussions.
In the previous meeting held in May, both sides agreed to draw a joint draft of nation-wide ceasefire deal but they had yet to agree on certain key terms and issues in the agreement.
Source: http://www.news.myanmaronlinecentre.com/2014/06/20/ncct-need-time-to-consult-with-top-leaders/
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