88 Generation Students representative Ko Mya Aye said that his group discussed several political points when it met with the ethnic alliance, United Nationalities Federal Council(UNFC), on Sunday.

“It’s impossible for our country to achieve peace solely through signing ceasefires,” he told Mizzima. “The peace process will not move forward if we only focus on a military truce. During our discussions we collectively agreed that an accurate ‘road map’ must be laid out involving continuous political dialogue.”

Ko Mya Aye said that he was satisfied with the discussions and that it was an honor to meet with the ethnic group leaders in the current climate of Myanmar politics.

“In my opinion, we all are walking on the same path,” he said.

Sunday’s meeting in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand, was attended by Lt-Gen. N’Ban La, the vice-chairman of the Kachin Independence Organisation, who is also chairman of the UNFC.

Meanwhile, plans are being laid to commemorate the 25thanniversary of the 8-8-88 peoples’ uprising for democracy in 1988. A three-day event will be held—on August 6, 7 and 8—at the Myanmar Convention Center in Yangon. Various seminars and talks involving the peace process and national reconciliation are slated to be discussed.

The 88 Generation Students’ group said it has invited representatives of the UNFC to the event, although it appears unlikely they will attend, according to UNFC spokesperson Naing Han Thar.