U Aung Min, deputy president of Myanmar government Peacemaking committee and Lt-Gen Hso Hten from the Shan State Progress Party/Shan State Army (SSPP/SSA) were among the 21 different organizations in attendance at the conference that was held to build bridges between the various groups involved in the peace process in Myanmar.

Hkun Htun Oo, the chairman of the Shan National League for Democracy (SNLD) delivered the inauguration speech. This was followed by a speech by Aung Min. U Kyaw Swe, parliamentary member for Kayah State, read a letter that encouraged peace in the country. The Secretary of the Arakan League for Democracy (ALD) U Aye Thar Aung, delivered a speech on trust-building for peace on behalf of all the ethnic armed groups. Lt-Gen Hso Hten also spoke at the conference.

The majority of the ethnic representatives that attended the conference expressed dissatisfaction with the 2008 Constitution. Some of the speakers stated that it’s not enough to amend the current one, it’s better to write a totally new constitution.  

U Aung Min, argued against making a new constitution.

“For the peace process, we should think, and be clear, about what are the short term and long term processes. In the short term, we should do what we can do as allowed by the constitution. In the mid-term, we can find the problems with the constitution to make amendments accordingly.”  In the long term “the most difficult and problematic parts of the constitution” can be addressed, according to U Aung Min.

Another concern voiced by ethnic groups in attendance, was the failure of the current peace process in Myanmar to address political solutions to the various conflicts with the Union government.  

Although 25 different groups were invited to the conference 3 groups didn't attend. These include: Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP), Wa Democratic Party (WDP) and  Pa-O National Liberation Organization (PNLO). The Shan National Democratic Party (SNDP) sent low-ranking representatives from the township-level to the meeting.