Burma Communist Party welcomes Wa's 'clear' declaration

DVB ( 27 October 2003 )

In a statement issued on 24 October, the Burma Communist Party (BCP) has welcome the declaration of UWSA (United Wa State Army) which clearly says that it is impossible for the organisation to attend the 'National Convention' to be organised by the SPDC, if it is not allowed to discuss matters openly by democratic means.

The BCP used to be the mother organisation of UWSA but the latter split up from it in 1989 and signed ceasefire agreements with its former eneny the military junta of Burma. According to observers based on the Burmese borders, it is the first time the UWSA declared its intention clearly like this.

The statement of BCP maintains that the resulting decision from the meeting held from 13 to 15 October at Pangsang in northeast Shan State is the right move by the UWSA and the organisation should accept the tripartite talk proposed by the UN in stead of the road map plan proposed by the SPDC.

As it is now the critical time for Burma politically, all political organisations in Burma have the duty to oppose the SPDC's 'National Convention' and accept the proposal of the UN, added the statement.