佤邦勐腊否认再次与军政府谈判

    佤邦联合军（佤）和东掸邦全国民主联盟军（NDAA - ESS）否认有再次与军政府当局再举行谈判的计划。根据内比都军事执政委员会在4月会议上通过的决案，要求在一个月后对所有停战组织军队的改编，使其成为军政府直接管辖的边防警卫队。
    据在掸邦北部的军政府官员透露，最近的谈判会议将10月8日至12号之间举行。
   “即将举行的会谈将是双方最后一次，如果佤邦仍然拒绝接受政府的要求，那么军政府将通过军事手段强制实现（对地方武装的改编）目标”，军政府官员说。
    但是，佤邦人士说，他们对此并不知情。
    根据泰国边境情报部门的消息来源，东掸邦全国民主联盟军将在10月10日会晤缅甸军政府当局。
    同样的，在勐腊基本没有人知道有这样的安排。
    9月29日，缅甸在Mongton司令据报道，将访问Mongjawd指挥的第772旅，该旅驻防在清迈对面的Chiangdao区。
    在这次会议上，指挥官告诉大宗说，同意“和平换取武器，”是投降的代名词。
    据军政府成立了最后期限，所有的停火组织必须对改编为军政府直接管辖的边防警卫队一事作出回应。被告知回应。
    从今年6月开始，缅甸军政府同佤联军、勐腊和其他停火组织举行过多次相关谈判，但至今没有得到任何他们的积极回应。

（英原文）

Wa, Mongla deny knowledge of planned meeting with junta

Monday, 05 October 2009 16:23 Hseng Khio Fah

The United Wa State Army (UWSA) and the National Democratic Alliance Army-Eastern Shan State (NDAA-ESS) have denied knowledge about current reports that junta authorities were planning to hold another meeting with the groups this month following the ruling military council’s April demand to transform themselves into Border Guard Forces (BGF).

According to a civil servant in Shan State North, the meeting is to be held between 8-12 October.

 “The upcoming talks will be the last time for both sides. If the Wa still refuses to accept the government’s demand, another fighting might break out between them,” he told SHAN.

But sources from the UWSA said they were not yet informed about it.

Similarly, Sai Leun led NDAA-ESS, mostly known as Mongla group, is due to meet junta authorities on 10 October, according to a source from the Thai border security.

Likewise, no one from Mongla is aware there is such an arrangement.  

On 29 September, the Burmese commander in Mongton was reported to have visited Ta Zong, Commander of the Mongjawd-based 772nd Brigade, opposite Chiangmai’s Chiangdao district.

At the meeting, the commander told Ta Zong that the SSA had agreed to “exchange arms for peace,” a euphemism for surrender.  

According to deadline set up by the junta, all ceasefire groups are told to respond about transforming themselves into 326 strong border guard units, commanded by their own officers but supervised by 30 junta officers, by October.

Until June, the Burma Army held several meetings with the UWSA, Mongla and other ceasefire groups, but has so far failed to get any positive response from them.