Secretary-General, Welcoming Accord on De-escalating Conflict in Myanmar’s
Kachin State, Urges Continuing Efforts for Genuine Peace.His office issued the following statement on 7th Feb 2013 by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
The Secretary-General
welcomes the Joint Statement issued by Myanmar’s Peacemaking Committee
and the delegation of the Kachin Independence Organization in Ruili,
China, wherein they agreed to work on an overall framework for
de-escalation of the violent conflict in Kachin and for monitoring such
de-escalation.
The Secretary-General
urges the parties to continue their efforts towards genuine and
sustainable peace in Kachin and hopes that the latest developments would
result in a silencing of the guns in Myanmar for the first time since
its independence. Meanwhile, his Special Adviser, Vijay Nambiar, was
in Kachin, where he accompanied senior Government officials visiting
camps for internally displaced persons and met with civil society groups
and other stakeholders.
The United Nations remains
committed to continuing to extend all necessary help and support to the
peoples of Myanmar, including through its good offices and the
country team.
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