Attitude of the Shan/North Special

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The Central Military Commission
                                 Shan/North Special Region No 5, KDA
                                                 Kaungkha Myothit


Date: 18 September 1998

Subject: Attitude of the Shan/North Special Region No 5 in connection with the
NLD (National League for Democracy)'s call for convening of the Hluttaw

1. The Shan/North Special Region No 5 does not accept the NLD (National League
for Democracy)'s call for convening of the Hluttaw. The reasons for not
accepting the call are,

(a) NLD (National League for Democracy)'s call for convening of the Hluttaw
before drafting of the constitution is completed is illegal,

(b) the NLD (National League for Democracy)'s withdrawal from the National
Convention being organized with the leadership of the government constitutes
hindering the process for drafting an enduring constitution,

(c) NLD (National League for Democracy) is a political party that opposes the
government and as such Shan/North Special Region No 5, KDA, does not accept
the call of the National League for Democracy to convene the Hluttaw.

2. The Shan/North Special Region No 5, KDA, took up arms as KIA and rose
against the government for 30 years. Though it engaged in armed conflicts it
did not accomplish regional development tasks which it had aspired for but it
witnessed only the severe losses on both sides such as separation of families,
tragedies and bloodshed.

3. Therefore, the Shan/North Special Region No 5, KDA, made peace with the
government in response to the magnanimity and goodwill of the dignitaries, and
it has been able to carry out the following development projects:

(a) in education, a high school has been opened in Kaungkha Myothit, a high
school in Mongsi, a middle school in Hokho Village in Lwekhaung region and
primary schools in many villages;

(b) in health, dispensaries have been opened in Kaungkha Myothit and villages
in other regions;

(c) in transport and communications, new motor roads have been built in areas
where there were no such roads in the past. A tar road has been built up to
Kaungkha Myothit.

4. Confrontation will occur in the country if the NLD (National League for
Democracy) convenes the Hluttaw. Confrontation will not produce any positive
results. The nation will suffer losses and regional development being achieved
in Shan/North Special Region No 5, KDA, with added momentum, could also be
hampered and then brought to a standstill. So, it hereby declares that it will
not support the NLD (National League for Democracy)'s call for convening of
the Hluttaw and it will not accept it.


U Mahtu Naw
Chairman
Central Military Commission
Shan/North Special Region No 5
KDA


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