Ethnic Nationalities Solidarity and Co-operation Committee
ENSCC
The
"Ethnic Nationalities Solidarity and Co-operation Committee" (ENSCC)
was formed in August 2001 to co-ordinate the work of the following non-Burman political groupings:
§
National Democratic Front
(NDF),
§
United Nationalities League for
Democracy - Liberated Area (UNLD-LA),
§
Non-ceasefire groups like the Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP), and
§
Ceasefire groups.
The
ENSCC is a practical result of the National Reconciliation Programme (NRP) that
was launched in 1999. The ENSCC is a task force. It is not a
new political organization nor a united front. The task of the ENSCC is
to ensure that a ‘Tripartite Dialogue’ takes place by coordinating the efforts
of the ethnic nationalists and their organizations.
The
ENSCC will speak on behalf of the non-Burman ethnic
nationalities only to bring about a ‘Tripartite Dialogue’ as called for by the
United Nations General Assembly. The ENSCC will not speak on behalf of all non-Burmans at the ‘Tripartite Dialogue’. It is envisioned that
duly appointed representatives of the various ethnic nationalities will speak
on behalf of their own people in the future ‘Tripartite Dialogue’.
The
immediate task of the ENSCC is to launch the ‘New Panglong
Initiative’ in support of the current ‘confidence building’ talks between the
State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) and Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
in
The
ENSCC will work and consult closely with all non-Burman
organizations including those that have signed ceasefire agreements with the
SPDC.
Committee members:
1.
Saw Ba
Thin, Chairman,
Karen National
2.
Hteh Bupeh, Chairman,
Karenni National Progressive Party,
3.
Dr Chao
Tzang Yawnghwe, National
Reconciliation Programme
4.
Sao Seng
Suk, Shan
Democratic
5.
Teddy Buri,
President,
Members of Parliament
6.
Khun Okker, National
Democratic Front,
7.
Dr Lian
H. Sakhong, United
Nationalities League for Democracy (L. A)
Duties and
Responsibilities:
In
order to perform their duties more effectively, the committee members will
share the ENSCC responsibilities as follow:
1.
Saw Ba
Thin, Chairman
and Spokesperson
2.
Hteh Bupeh, Strategy
Analysis and Policy Research
3.
Chao Tzang Yawnghwe, Strategy Analysis and Policy
Research
4.
Sao Seng
Suk, Strategy
Analysis and Policy Research
5. Teddy Buri, External
Affairs Relations
6. Khun Okker,
Internal
Affairs Relations
7. Lian H. Sakhong, Secretary
·
Harn Yawnghwe Official
Advisor
·
David Taw Personal
Assistant to Saw Ba Thin