The Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar
Office of the Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services
Statement on Ceasefire and Perpetual Peace
13th Waning of Tabodwe 1383 ME
28 February 2022
1. The Tatmadaw has been assuming the State responsibilities in accord with the Constitution (2008) for more than one year. The State Administration Councillaid down and is implementing the five-point road map for ensuring peace and stability of the State, unity, development and flourishing of a discipline, multiparty democratic system, and adopted a policy that “Emphasis will be placed on achieving enduring peace for the entire nation in line with the agreement set out in the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA)” as the fourth point of the road map. In order to implement such a process, the State Administration Council is realizing the peace process in continuation in accord with the NCA.
2. It is very important to restore perpetual peace so as to build a Union based on democracy and federalism. The State Administration Council could mark the Diamond Jubilee Union Day together with all ethnic national people of the Union as a very significant ceremonial observance in the history of the nation and strived for fostering the Union spirit, which is of great importance in strengthening and integration of the Union, in the souls of all ethnic national people.
3. The gala ceremony was attended by seven NCA signatory ethnic armed organizations and four more ethnic armed organizations which have not signed the NCA yet. On the occasion, they attended the preliminary perpetual peace discussions to talk about the peace issues in order to build the Union based on democracy and federalism.
4. The Tatmadaw ceased the fire from 21 December 2018 to 28 February 2022 when 20 statements on a ceasefire were issued. After meeting with the Cambodian Prime Minister who is also in the capacity of the Alternate Chair of the ASEAN who paid a working visit to Myanmar on 7 and 8 January 2022, a joint statement of both countries was released to extend the ceasefire till the end of this year. Moreover, the speech to mark the one-year responsibilities discharged by the State Administration Council expressed the guarantee for the ceasefire till the end of 2022.
5. As such, this statement was hereby expressed that the suspension of Tatmadaw’s military operations was extended from 1 March 2022 to 31 December 2022 with the aim of restoring the perpetual peace across the nation, enhancing the peace process, and effectively carrying out the prevention, control and treatment activities of COVID-19 pandemic throughout the nation, except the period when security and administrative mechanism of the State were encroached and attacked in addition to defence and administrative issues of the State in the entire nation.
6. As we all need to follow the democratic practices to seek the solutions in discussions for leading to the destiny of perpetual peace the entire people aspire, all ethnic armed organizations and stakeholders are requested to beef up the practical participation in the implementation of the peace processes with might and main.
Office of the Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services