Meeting Sunday, October 9th in Kengtung for the second time in an ongoing negotiation process, members of the National Democratic Alliance Army (NDAA) and Myanmar officials reached agreement on seven terms. NDAA officials submitted 14 terms for consideration, some of which are included in the agreed upon terms.
The two sides had previously agreed on four terms submitted by government officials in their first meeting in government controlled Kengtung on September 7th. Both sides came to an official ceasefire agreement on that date.
Included in the terms agreed on by both sides were NDAA’s promise not to secede from the Union of Myanmar, promised cooperation for improving healthcare and transportation in NDAA controlled areas, and cooperation for the improvement of tourism, mining and electricity.
Terms agreed upon during the first meeting September 7th included conditions for the current ceasefire.
For further information: NDAA-and-govt-negot-terms.pdf
