Associated spokesmen reported to Mizzima on 24 November that President U Thein Sein, Parliament, and the military have yet to respond to Aung San Suu Kyi and the National League for Democracy (NLD)’s proposal to hold four-sided discussions in regards to amending to the 2008 constitution.
On 23 November, the NLD announced their request for quadripartite talks on constitutional reform between itself and the three aforementioned parties.
U Nyan Win and U Win Myint, central executive members of the NLD,told Mizzima that they are planning to send out official requests as early as tomorrow.
They believe that direct meetings and discussions between the government, the military, and the NLD will produce the most fruitful outcomes in terms of productive changes to constitutional law, the ongoing transition to democracy, and internal peace works.
“This is about the whole nation, and if these four-sided discussionsare successful, our country will benefit greatly,” said U Win Myint.
Other political forces and observers are bemused why the president, Parliament, and the military have not yet accepted the NLD’s request.
“We cannot say why the three other parties [the president, Parliament, and the military] haven’t responded to the NLD, but I have a feeling that they will soon,” said U Kyaw Win, a well-known political science author.
“It would be good if they could all hold a meeting,” commented U Aye Thar Aung, chairman of the Arakan League for Democracy (ALD). “Many other political groups hope that the meeting will happen.”
“The four forces will come together if they all want to walk on thepath to democracy and are devoted to the citizens of Myanmar,” stated U Aye Mauk, an MP from the USDP.
