EAO Delegation and Japanese Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Discuss Myanmar
Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that a delegation of Myanmar's ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) met Japanese Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr. KUMURA Masahiro on March 14, as part of the Japanese government's efforts to seek a way out of the current crisis through dialogue on Myanmar.
The Myanmar EAO representatives taking part in the discussion included Padoh Saw Kwe Htoo Win, Chair of the Karen National Union (KNU), and Khu Oo Reh, Chair of the Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP) and of the Karenni Interim Executive Council (IEC).
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs statement, at the meeting the EAOs expressed their gratitude for the consistent support of the Japanese government and people toward Myanmar and for Japan's expectations regarding its role in resolving the Myanmar issue, and both sides confirmed that they would work in close communication toward a peaceful resolution of the Myanmar issue.
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