Myanmar's State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi on Monday hailed the incorporation of 37 adopted principles into a union agreement on the last day of Myanmar’ 21st Century Panglong Peace Conference.

Suu Kyi, who is also the chair of the Union Peace Dialogue Joint Committee (UPDJC), said it was a step towards peace, national reconciliation and the emergence of a democratic federal union.  

Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi (C) with Myanmar's president Htin Kyaw (2nd R) after opening ceremony of 21st Century Panglong conference in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, May 24, 2017. /VCG Photo‍

The 37 adopted principles out of 41, proposed by the UPDJC and resulting from state and regional level political dialogue, include 12 within the political sector, 11 within the economic sector, four within the social sector and 10 within the land and environment sector.

The 37 agreed principles, in accordance with the Nationwide Cease-fire Accord (NCA), were signed by leaders of participating groups of the government, parliament, military, cease-fired ethnic armed groups and political parties. 

Suu Kyi also urged all organizations and individuals that did not participate in the conference to join the historic endeavor towards a peaceful democratic federal union.

Inaugurated by Suu Kyi, the second meeting of the 21st Century Panglong Peace Conference, which began last Wednesday, was attended by some 1,400 representatives from the government, the parliament, the military, invited political parties, ethnic armed organizations and civil society. 

(Source: Xinhua)

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