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We leaders of Arakanese, Chin, Kachin, Karen, Karenni, Kayan, Mon, Pa-O, Pelaung, Lahu, Shan and Wa ethnic nationalities, representing the various organizations as well as the nationalities, attended the seminar held from January 7 to 14, 1997 at Mae Tha Raw Hta in Kawthoolei. We leaders of nationalities mentioned above after frank and cordial discuession in depth, have agreed upon the following terms.
1. AGREEMENT RELATING TO POLITICAL AIMS
(a) To dismantle the military dictatorship and establish peace in the country. (b) To pratcice the democratic political system; (c) To achieve the rights of equlity and self-determination for each and every nationality; (d) To establish a federal union.
2. AGREEMENT CONCERNING THE SLORC'S NATIONAL COVENTION The sham National Conventation being held by the SLORC, present, is for the perpetuation of military dictatorship. Since absolutely no rights will be gained for the ethnic nationalities, we, the Ethnic Nationalities Seminar, do not in any way recognize the SLORC's National Covention and agree to oppose it.
3. AGREEMENT REGARDING TRI-PARTITE DIALOUGE We, the Ethnic Nationalities Seminar, accept the tri-partite dialouge agreed to by Daw Aung San Su Kyi, and called for the by the resolutions of the UN and international organizations. The tri-partite dialouge must include three forces, namely the force composed the NDF, UNLD, PDF and other ethnic nationalities, the pro-democracy force led by Daw Aung San Su Kyi and the Slorc military clique.
4. AGREEMENT RELATING TO FEDERAL UNION We, the Ethnic Nationalities Seminar unanimously agree to establish a genuine federal union composed of national states having the full rights of national equality ans self-determination.
5. AGREEMENT RELATING TO ECONOMIC POLICY Regarding the economic policy, we, the Ethnic Nationalities Seminar, agree to practice market economic system and invite foreign investments. However as foreign investments, at present, are benefiting the SLORC military dictatorship only and increasing its oppressive power, we strongly object to them.
6. AGREEMENT RELATING TO NARCOTIC DRUGS We, the Ethnic Nationalities Seminar, unanimously agree to cooperate with international narcotic drug eradication organizations for the eradication of the entire business of narcotic drugs, including cultivation, production and trafficking.
7. AGREEMENT REGARDING PRO-DEMOCRACY FORCES We, the Ethnic Nationalities Seminar, agree to raise the fight on all sides in the fields of politics, diplomacy and people's action for the dismantling of the SLORC military dictatorship. In this struggle, we agree also to joinhands with the pro-democracy forces led by Daw Aung San Su Kyi, and act unitedly and simultaneously for the achievement of rights of the nationalities as well as democratic rights. Moreover, we acknowledge the National League for Democracy (NLD), led by Daw Aung San Su Kyi as the winner of 1990 general election in accordance with the true, will of the people and democratic process, we fully support all acts of opposition against the SLORC, by it.
8. AGREEMENT RELATING TO ASEAN We the Ethnic Nationalities Seminar, agree to send letters to ASEAN requesting it to delay, indefinitely, acceptance of Burma under the SLORC, as a member of the organization.
9. AGREEMENT RELATING TO ALLIANCE We, the Ethnic Nationalities Seminar, agree unanimously to help develop the National Democratic Front (NDF), the nation-wide alliance body of the ethnic nationalities, into a politically militarily and organizationally more soild entity.
10. We, the Ethnic Nationalities Seminar, agree to maintain and implement the results of the seminar and to have reunion at least once a year. |