YANGON, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- Non-signatory armed groups in Myanmar have raised an eight-point proposal to the government for finding ways to sign the Nationwide Ceasefire Accord (NCA) and join the 21st Century Panglong Ethnic Conference planned for the end of this month.
The non-signatory armed groups were represented by the United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC )'s Delegation for Political Negotiation (DPN).
Discussions on the undisclosed proposal were underway between the government's Preparatory Committee for Holding the 21st Century Panglong Conference and the DPN in Yangon's National Reconciliation and Peace Center on Saturday, according to the center Sunday.
Chairman of the Preparatory Committee for Holding the Panglong Conference Tin Myo Win described the talks as productive enough to facilitate the peace process, while DPN's second leader Guan Maw called the discussions constructive, pledging to do their best and find the common ground to join the Panglong conference.
According to sources, the Union Peace Dialogue Joint Committee (UPDJC), ethnic armed groups and the Preparatory Committee for Panglong Conference will continue discussing the political framework at the peace center here Sunday.
The UPDJC has agreed to allow non-signatory armed groups to the NCA to join the 21st Century Panglong Ethnic Conference slated to start on Aug. 31 in Nay Pyi Taw.
Myanmar's State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi, who is also chairperson of the UPDJC made up of representatives of the government, ethnic armed groups and political parties, called for mutual trust and unity to successfully hold the upcoming 21st Century Panglong Ethnic Conference.
The former Myanmar government and eight ethnic armed groups out of 15 signed the NCA on Oct. 15, 2015, leaving seven other armed groups who are yet to sign the accord.
