Scene at the negotiation between the Union Peacemaking Working Committee and local rebel forces on July 22. (Photo: Xinhua/VNA)
Myanmar's government signed its long-awaited Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) with eight of 15 rebel forces on October 15.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon lauded the move and urged all sides involved, including insurgent groups that declined to ink the pact, to co-operate with the goal of restoring national peace.
He said he considered the deal a step toward political reform and a reconciling between Myanmar’s different ethnic groups. The UN was willing to help with the process, he added.
Myanmar’s peace negotiation process began in November 2003, when the Union Peacemaking Working Committee (UPWC) and the Nationwide Ceasefire Coordination Team (NCCT) met in Myitgyina, the capital of Kachin State – the first time a national ceasefire accord has come under discussion.
The ninth and final round of negotiations between the UPWC and the NCCT took place in Yangon in August.
The nation’s 2015 general election is scheduled to take place on November 8.-VNA
The Myanmar government has invited two armed ethnic minority groups to sign the national ceasefire agreement (NCA), according to an official announcement on September 14.
The Myanmar Government and some ethnic armed groups on October 4 agreed to set October 15 for the formal signing of the nationwide ceasefire accord (NCA) in Nay Pyi Taw, said the Myanmar Peace Centre
Myanmar President U Thein Sein committed on October 6 to continuing the peace process with armed groups who are ready to sign the Nationwide Ceasefire Accord (NCA).
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Two naval gunboats intercepted a fishing vessel carrying 1.5 tonnes of methamphetamine hydrochloride off the coast of the main island of Luzon just before dawn, in a joint operation with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency.
In the today context of socio-economic development and growth, the professionalism of Vietnam’s revolutionary journalists continues to rise, guided by exemplary mastery of new information technologies and the modernisation of their founding principles to preserve the enduring values of revolutionary journalism.
Thai Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Commerce Vuttikrai Leewiraphan Thailand's formal proposal will be substantial enough for the US to consider further detailed negotiations. He hoped for a tariff rate not exceeding 10% and suggested that the US might extend the negotiation period if an agreement is not reached by the July 8 deadline.
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Minister Counselor Nguyen Hoang Nguyen reaffirmed Vietnam’s principled and consistent stance on the Palestine issue, calling for an immediate and lasting ceasefire across the entire Gaza Strip.
PM Anwar Ibrahim affirmed the determination of Malaysia, as ASEAN Chair for 2025, to utilise all viable regional mechanisms of the bloc and work with partners to de-escalate violence and restore a peace process led by Myanmar.
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The Ministry of Commerce reported that imports also rose 18% to 29.9 billion USD during the same period, resulting in a trade surplus of 1.1 billion USD. In May alone, Thailand posted a 4.6 billion USD trade surplus with the US and a 4.1 billion USD trade deficit with China.
The World Bank will provide a 2.1 billion USD financing package for Indonesia, focusing oncreating jobs, stimulating economic growth, and enhancing access to clean energy across the country.
Scene at the negotiation between the Union Peacemaking Working Committee and local rebel forces on July 22. (Photo: Xinhua/VNA)
