“If we see conflict, we must solve it with the given law,” said the National League for Democracy co-founder at an event organized by the Peace Cultivation Network, an Islamic-founded NGO.

Leaders from many religions and professions took to the stage at the Royal Rose Restaurant in Yangon to call for peace in Myanmar.

“Opportunists are always waiting for opportunities to color religion,” said Aye Lwin, of the Islamic Center of Myanmar. “If anything, we [people of Myanmar] need to solve the problems as a family.”

The conference came as Buddhist leaders concluded a two-day summit on the outskirts of Yangon, addressing communal violence. A draft law was proposed by members of the 969 movement on the first day of talks, which suggested prohibiting interfaith marriages, particularly to restrict Buddhist women from marrying Muslim men.

When questioned by Mizzima on the sidelines of the event about the law, U Nyarnitha, a monk from Pauk Saydi Monastery, said, “In religion, we should not be addressing these political issues.”

More than 200 people were killed and 120,000 displaced when fighting first erupted between Buddhists and Muslims in Rakhine State last year. Since then, violent clashes have broken out in several pockets across the country where the communities of the two faiths live side-by-side.