A total of nine points were agreed at the 19th meeting of Myanmar's Union Peace Dialogue Joint Committee (UPDJC) held in Nay Pyi Taw on August 17, a senior official told the press conference.
State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi speaks during the UPDJC meeting on preparations for 21st Century Panglong Conference at the Ruby Hall of Myanmar International Convention Centre-I in Nay Pyi Taw on August 17, 2020. Photo: MNA
Hanoi (VNA) - A total of nine points were agreed at the 19th meetingof Myanmar's Union Peace Dialogue Joint Committee (UPDJC) held in Nay Pyi Tawon August 17, a senior official told the press conference.
"The meeting madenine points of agreement related to the Union Peace Conference including thesubstitution of UPDJC's members, the division of responsibilities for them, therules and regulations to be followed at the conference," U Zaw Htay,spokesperson of the President's Office, was quoted by Xinhua News Agency as saying.
The submission of theUnion Accord Part III, the reports of Union Peace Dialogue Joint Committee(UPDJC) and Joint Implementation Coordination Meeting (JICM) to the Union PeaceConference were also involved in the agreement, he added.
At the meeting, StateCounsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, in her capacity as Chair of the National Reconciliation and Peace Center, said thatthe Union Accord Part III that will be signed at the fourth meeting of the 21stCentury Panglong Peace Conference is an initial step for the long-awaitedfederal union, national development, national reconciliation and peace as wellas democratic transition.
The officials from thegovernment, military and parliament, the representatives from the ethnic armedgroups and political parties were present at the meeting.
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State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi speaks during the UPDJC meeting on preparations for 21st Century Panglong Conference at the Ruby Hall of Myanmar International Convention Centre-I in Nay Pyi Taw on August 17, 2020. Photo: MNA 
