Northern armed groups to visit Naypyidaw

Mekong, August 3 It has been learned from sources close to the FPNCC that members of the northern armed groups based in Shan State, excluding AA and KIA, will visit Naypyidaw this month to hold discussions with the military council. Sources said that among the northern-based FPNCC members, excluding KIA and AA, the remaining members will visit Naypyidaw individually this month to hold discussions with the National Unity and Peacemaking Coordination Committee (NSPNC) of the military council. "Yes, they will go this month. The 'Wa' army will go first, followed by Mongla, Kokang, SSPP, and TNLA. They will go individually, not as the FPNCC. 'Wa' representatives have already arrived in Naypyidaw. The main purpose is to meet with the NSPNC," the source said. According to his statement, representatives of the 'Wa' army (UWSA) have already arrived in Naypyidaw to meet with the military council's NSPNC, led by General Ra Pyit. It is because the military council's delegation, led by General Ra Pyit, invited the northern groups to hold the next meeting in Naypyidaw after meeting them in Pan San and Mongla that the northern groups are visiting. Some political analysts say that the northern groups visiting and meeting individually in this manner indicates a weakening of the FPNCC bloc. "The FPNCC organization has never met the military council individually since the NCA era. Even when invited individually, they used to go as a united group. Now that they are going to meet individually according to the military council's wishes, I view it as a political defeat, even if they have achieved military victory," said an expert on Shan State affairs. The Federal Political Negotiation and Consultative Committee (FPNCC) is composed of the 'Wa' army (UWSA), the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), the Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA), the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), the Shan State Progress Party (SSPP), the Arakan Army (AA), and the Mongla Army (NDAA). Among the members, organizations other than KIA and AA are those that have ceased hostilities with the military council and are holding discussions. #MekongNews #Northern #MilitaryCouncil #ArmedGroups #Naypyidaw #Meeting Photo – FPNCC members meeting in Pan San town. Note: This is an old photo.