YANGON, May 8 (Xinhua) -- The three-day dialogue for Myanmar's Mon ethnic people has concluded with a statement pledging to join in building a federal union based on democracy, equality and self-determination rights, the official Global New Light of Myanmar reported Tuesday.
The political dialogue, which was held in Ye, Mon state and lasted from Saturday to Monday, came after the New Mon State Party (NMSP) armed group signed the government's Nationwide Ceasefire Accord (NCA) on Feb. 13.
The statement said the Mon people will follow the path of peaceful resolution to political problems through political means.
During the three-day discussions, basic principles in the political, economic, social, and land and environment sectors were covered according to the framework set by the Union Political Dialogue Joint Committee (UPDJC), and agreements and disagreements were collected through discussions.
Some 500 representatives attended the political dialogue.
NMSP, along with the Lahu Democratic Union (LDU), signed the NCA with the government in Nay Pyi Taw on Feb. 13, bringing the total of such signatories to 10 since the first signing with the prior eight armed groups on Oct. 15, 2015.
NMSP and LDU are the first two armed groups signing the NCA under the incumbent government, led by the National League for Democracy.
The two signatories will join the upcoming third meeting of the 21st Century Panglong Peace Conference slated for the last week of this month.
