U Thein Zaw, the parliament’s pointman for the ongoing peace process met and talked with Wa and Mongla leaders on Wednesday, 23 October, according to sources from the National Democratic Alliance Army (NDAA) that is based in Mongla, where China, Burma and Laos meet.

“He had 3 propositions:
• One, for the Wa and Mongla to lead the way by example by signing the NCA
• To accept the Commander-in-Chief’s 6 point principle for peace (genuine desire for peace, keeping the promises made in the agreements, not to exploit on the agreements made, not to be a burden to the local populace, to strictly abide by existing laws and to accept the Three National Causes and abide by the 2008 constitution)
• To open up Mongla for tourism and trade

Mongla’s leader Sai Leun and Wa deputy leader Xiao Minliang were seen at the meeting.

U Thein Zaw left Mongla yesterday at 8:30.

He is one of the three vice chairmen of the Union Peacemaking Work Committal (UPWC) established by Naypyitaw in 2012. Two others are U Aung Min, President’s Office Minister, and Deputy Senior General Soe Win.

This was the second visit U Thein Zaw made to Shan State in a week. The first was on 18 October with Shan State Progress Party/Shan State Army (SSPP/SSA) leaders in Lashio.