New Mon State Party (NMSP), Government 4-Point Union-Level Peace Agreement
- Country/entity
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Myanmar
- Region
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Asia and Pacific
- Agreement name
- New Mon State Party (NMSP), Government 4-Point Union-Level Peace Agreement
- Date
- 25 Feb 2012
- Agreement status
- Multiparty signed/agreed
- Interim arrangement
- Yes
- Agreement/conflict level
- Intrastate/intrastate conflict
- Stage
- Ceasefire/related
- Conflict nature
- Government/territory
- Peace process
- Myanmar ceasefires process with ethnic armed groups
- Parties
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Union-level Peacemaking Group comprised of Union Minister U Aung Min, Union Minister U Soe Thein, Union Minister U Zaw Min, Union
Minister U Win Tun and State Chief Minister U Ohn Myint, Commander of South-East Command Maj-Gen Tin Maung Win, Deputy Minister for Border Affairs Maj-Gen Zaw Win, Mon State Security and Border Affairs Minister Col Htay Myint Aung, the general staff officer (Grade I) from Commander-in-Chief (Army) Office, the general staff officer (Grade I) (militia) of South-East Command, Mon State advocate-general and officials, NMSP peace-making group led by Vice-Chairman U Nai Rawsa and peace negotiators of both sides. - Third parties
- -
- Description
- Short ceasefire agreement with clauses aimed at continuing the peace process.
- Agreement document
- MM_120225_NMSP-Government.pdf (opens in new tab) | Download PDF
Groups
- Children/youth
No specific mention.
- Disabled persons
No specific mention.
- Elderly/age
No specific mention.
- Migrant workers
No specific mention.
- Racial/ethnic/national group
No specific mention.
- Religious groups
No specific mention.
- Indigenous people
No specific mention.
- Other groups
No specific mention.
- Refugees/displaced persons
No specific mention.
- Social class
No specific mention.
Gender
- Women, girls and gender
No specific mention.
- Men and boys
No specific mention.
- LGBTI
No specific mention.
- Family
No specific mention.
State definition
- Nature of state (general)
No specific mention.
- State configuration
No specific mention.
- Self determination
No specific mention.
- Referendum
No specific mention.
- State symbols
No specific mention.
- Independence/secession
No specific mention.
- Accession/unification
No specific mention.
- Border delimitation
No specific mention.
- Cross-border provision
No specific mention.
Governance
- Political institutions (new or reformed)
No specific mention.
- Elections
No specific mention.
- Electoral commission
No specific mention.
- Political parties reform
No specific mention.
- Civil society
No specific mention.
- Traditional/religious leaders
No specific mention.
- Public administration
No specific mention.
- Constitution
No specific mention.
Power sharing
- Political power sharing
No specific mention.
- Territorial power sharing
No specific mention.
- Economic power sharing
No specific mention.
- Military power sharing
No specific mention.
Human rights and equality
- Human rights/RoL general
No specific mention.
- Bill of rights/similar
No specific mention.
- Treaty incorporation
No specific mention.
- Civil and political rights
- Human rights and equality→Civil and political rights→SlaveryPage 2, (d) ... (7) To avoid forced labour by both sides, apart from volunteers. To seek solution for cases of people’s lands through coordination.
- Socio-economic rights
No specific mention.
Rights related issues
- Citizenship
No specific mention.
- Democracy
- Page 1, (b) To start political dialogue within at most 45 days of ceasefire. Allowing participation of contributors as observers,
... (2) To continue talks on national reconciliation, based on political compromises with participation of representatives of domestic national political parties and democratic forces. - Detention procedures
No specific mention.
- Media and communication
- Rights related issues→Media and communication→Media rolesPage 2, (d) General clauses: In periods of ceasefire and political dialogue,
(1) To have the right to communicate with the public and help each others.
... (3) To have the right to communicate with news agencies and media. To inform the public of outcomes of political dialogue as required.
(4) To conduct negotiation in advance in communicating with the foreign diplomats - Mobility/access
No specific mention.
- Protection measures
No specific mention.
- Other
No specific mention.
Rights institutions
- NHRI
No specific mention.
- Regional or international human rights institutions
No specific mention.
Justice sector reform
- Criminal justice and emergency law
No specific mention.
- State of emergency provisions
No specific mention.
- Judiciary and courts
No specific mention.
- Prisons and detention
No specific mention.
- Traditional Laws
No specific mention.
Socio-economic reconstruction
- Development or socio-economic reconstruction
- Socio-economic reconstruction→Development or socio-economic reconstruction→Socio-economic developmentPage 2, (c) To work for stability and development of education, health and social sectors of the region in coordination with respective national races armed organizations and the government as the ceasefire comes into effect
- National economic plan
No specific mention.
- Natural resources
No specific mention.
- International funds
No specific mention.
- Business
No specific mention.
- Taxation
No specific mention.
- Banks
No specific mention.
Land, property and environment
- Land reform/rights
- Land, property and environment→Land reform/rights→Land reform and managementPage 2, (d) ... (7) To avoid forced labour by both sides, apart from volunteers. To seek solution for cases of people’s lands through coordination.
- Pastoralist/nomadism rights
No specific mention.
- Cultural heritage
No specific mention.
- Environment
No specific mention.
- Water or riparian rights or access
No specific mention.
Security sector
- Security Guarantees
No specific mention.
- Ceasefire
- Security sector→Ceasefire→Ceasefire provisionPage 1, The Union-level peace-making group and NMSP peacemaking group signed four-fact Union-level peace agreement. The agreement is as follow:—
(a) To observe ceasefire far and wide the nation, especially to end up armed conflicts causing in areas of national races.
Page 2, (d)... (5) To not extend military strength in Mon State and related areas in period of ceasefire. - Police
No specific mention.
- Armed forces
- Page 2, (d)... (5) To not extend military strength in Mon State and related areas in period of ceasefire.
- DDR
No specific mention.
- Intelligence services
No specific mention.
- Parastatal/rebel and opposition group forces
- Page 2, (d)... (5) To not extend military strength in Mon State and related areas in period of ceasefire.
- Withdrawal of foreign forces
No specific mention.
- Corruption
No specific mention.
- Crime/organised crime
No specific mention.
- Drugs
No specific mention.
- Terrorism
No specific mention.
Transitional justice
- Transitional justice general
No specific mention.
- Amnesty/pardon
No specific mention.
- Courts
No specific mention.
- Mechanism
No specific mention.
- Prisoner release
- Page 2, (d)...(6) To release all political prisoners remaining in the prisons and to free comrades of New Mon State Party in prisons with sympathy as well.
- Vetting
No specific mention.
- Victims
No specific mention.
- Missing persons
No specific mention.
- Reparations
No specific mention.
- Reconciliation
- Page 1, (b) To start political dialogue within at most 45 days of ceasefire. Allowing participation of contributors as observers,
(1) To start political dialogue between representatives of armed national races organizations and representatives of the government after ceasefire of all armed national races organizations. In case ceasefire is not secured with all the organizations till December 2012, to start the political dialogue between representatives of the ceasefire organizations and representatives of the government.
(2) To continue talks on national reconciliation, based on political compromises with participation of representatives of domestic national political parties and democratic forces.
(3) To initiate procedures for prompt implementation of agreement reached in the above-mentioned dialogue.
Implementation
- UN signatory
No specific mention.
- Other international signatory
No specific mention.
- Referendum for agreement
No specific mention.
- International mission/force/similar
No specific mention.
- Enforcement mechanism
No specific mention.
- Related cases
No specific mention.
- Source
- Available under NMSP section at: https://www.mmpeacemonitor.org/1499
NMSP Government 4-point Union-level Peace Agreement
25 February 2012
A ceremony to sign initial peace agreement held at the Strand Hotel of Mawlamyine in Mon State was attended by Union-level Peacemaking Group comprised of Union Minister U Aung Min, Union Minister U Soe Thein, Union Minister U Zaw Min, Union Minister U Win Tun and State Chief Minister U Ohn Myint, Commander of South-East Command Maj-Gen Tin Maung Win, Deputy Minister for Border Affairs Maj-Gen Zaw Win, Mon State Security and Border Affairs Minister Col Htay Myint Aung, the general staff officer (Grade I) from Commander-in-Chief (Army) Office, the general staff officer (Grade I) (militia) of South-East Command, Mon State advocate-general and officials, NMSP peace-making group led by Vice-Chairman U Nai Rawsa and peace negotiators of both sides.
The five-fact state-level initial peace agreement reached by five-member State-level peace-making group led by Col Htay Myint Aung and five-member NMSP peace-making group led by NMSP CEC member U Nai Talanyi on 1 February was approved and signed in the presence of Union Ministers U Aung Min, U Soe Thein, U Zaw Min and U Win Tun and State Chief Minister U Ohn Myint from Union-level peace-making group.
The agreement is as follow:-
(a) Ceasefire by both sides.
(b) Formation of Union-level peace-making group and delegation for dialogue officially and negotiation of date, time and venue for talk.
(c) Opening of communication office (with no arm) at an appropriate site agreed by both sides.
(d) Negotiation will be made for holding arms beyond the areas agreed by both sides.
(e) Settlement at the sites agreed by both sides.
The Union-level peace-making group and NMSP peacemaking group signed four-fact Union-level peace agreement.
The agreement is as follow:
—
(a) To observe ceasefire far and wide the nation, especially to end up armed conflicts causing in areas of national races.
(b) To start political dialogue within at most 45 days of ceasefire.
Allowing participation of contributors as observers,
(1) To start political dialogue between representatives of armed national races organizations and representatives of the government after ceasefire of all armed national races organizations.
In case ceasefire is not secured with all the organizations till December 2012, to start the political dialogue between representatives of the ceasefire organizations and representatives of the government.
(2) To continue talks on national reconciliation, based on political compromises with participation of representatives of domestic national political parties and democratic forces.
(3) To initiate procedures for prompt implementation of agreement reached in the above-mentioned dialogue.
(c) To work for stability and development of education, health and social sectors of the region in coordination with respective national races armed organizations and the government as the ceasefire comes into effect.
(d) General clauses:
In periods of ceasefire and political dialogue,
(1) To have the right to communicate with the public and help each others.
(2) To have the right to communicate with domestic political parties.
(3) To have the right to communicate with news agencies and media.
To inform the public of outcomes of political dialogue as required.
(4) To conduct negotiation in advance in communicating with the foreign diplomats.
(5) To not extend military strength in Mon State and related areas in period of ceasefire.
(6) To release all political prisoners remaining in the prisons and to free comrades of New Mon State Party in prisons with sympathy as well.
(7) To avoid forced labour by both sides, apart from volunteers.
To seek solution for cases of people’s lands through coordination.
(Remark:
If there is any other fact in addition to 10 above mentioned clauses, they will be put forward.)
Col Htay Myint Aung and U Nai Talanyi exchanged state-level initial peace agreement.
Union Minister U Aung Min and U Nai Rawsa exchanged four-fact Union-level peace agreement.