LNDP, KDUP, Mro (or) Khami NSO, Shan State (North) SR-3, KDA, KNPLF issue announcements

NAY PYI TAW, 15 Nov — Mr Gambari, the special adviser to the United
Nations Secretary-General, released a statement of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
on herbehalf in Singapore on 8 November.
Political parties and national race armed groups that have returned to the
legal fold are releasing announcements and statements to express their disagreement
and objection to the points stipulated in the statement.
Among the announcements sent to the dailies, those of Lahu National
Development Party, Kokang Democracy and Unity Party, Mro (or) Khami National
Solidarity Organization, Shan State (North) Special Region-3 SSA, Kachin Defence
Army and Karenni Nationalities People’s Liberation Front are as follows:-

Lahu National Development Party (Headquarters)

Announcement

Letter No. La ha/095/2007
Date: 14 November 2007

The Lahu National Development Party has learned that Mr Gambari released a statement of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi on her behalf in Singapore on 8 November.
We know for whom the recent statement compiled in English was released in a foreign country and on whom she relies.
We acknowledge that Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is taking interest in the affairs of national races. Starting from 1993 the party attended the National Convention
from start to finish. We, upholding the interests of the Union, held discussions on the wishes of the national races. So, we object to the point that Daw Aung San
Suu Kyi was responsible for our party.
The National Convention is a forum of the national races because national races constituted the largest number in each of the eight delegate groups in the
discussions of the NC. Therefore, the party supports the forthcoming constitution to be drafted by the Commission for Drafting State Constitution according tofundamental principles and detail basic principles laid down by the NC.

Lahu National Development Party

Kokang Democracy and Unity Party
Announcement

Letter No. 01/ka-da-nya-ta/2007
Date: 14th November 2007

The Kokang Democracy and Unity Party was organized with the aim of introducing flourishing democracy to the country and securing rights of Kokang
national race legally. Hence, the Kokang Democracy and Unity Party participated in the National Convention and discussed rights of all national races including
Kokang national race to be guaranteed constitutionally.
At the National Convention, the delegates to the NC reached a decision unanimously and the fundamental principles and detailed basic principles were laid
down. Moreover, the Commission for Drafting the State Constitution has been formed to write the constitution based on the fundamental principles and detailed
basic principles. Our party supports the measures that will help step up efforts for implementing the seven-step Road Map.
The Kokang Democracy and Unity Party believes that the National Convention is only venue where issues of national races and people from all walks of
life can be discussed. Therefore, we do not accept that a political party representing the national races to hold discussion on and to review the basic principles outside
the National Convention. We announce that the Kokang Democracy and Unity Party, representing Kokang national race, will participate in implementing the
remaining steps of the seven-step Road Map.

Kokang Democracy and Unity Party

Mro (or) Khami National Solidarity Organization
Headquarters, Kyauktaw

Letter No. 72/Ma Kha Ma Nya Pha, Kata/07
Date: 13 November 2007

Subject : : Announcement of Mro (or) Khami National Solidarity Organization

1. Mro (or) Khami National Solidarity Organization was established as a political party with the aim of joining hands with all the national races for flourishing
of genuine democracy.
2. Mro (or) Khami National Solidarity Organization attended the National Convention, and it had the opportunity to participate in the discussions in laying down
necessary fundamental principles and detailed basic principles for the emergence of an enduring Constitution. As a result, the detailed basic principles had been
adopted for enabling certain national races meeting the requirements to gain Self-administered Divisions/Zones and ethnic groups with stipulated population like
Mro (or) Khami National Solidarity Organization to participate in the Hluttaws of respective Regions/States, in addition to the national races that have already gained
States.
3. Mro (or) Khami National Solidarity Organization itself has taken part in the discussions on affairs of national races. We hereby announce that the organization
disagrees the discussion of any person or organization on behalf of Mro (or) Khami National Solidarity Organization, and we support the endeavours for drafting
a constitution based on fundamental principles and detailed basic principles that the National Convention has adopted.

Mro (or) Khami National Solidarity Organization