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 Rangoon.

 

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 Union,                                

2.      Hteh Bupeh,                                   Chairman, Karenni National Progressive Party,

3.      Dr Chao Tzang Yawnghwe,            National Reconciliation Programme

4.      Sao Seng Suk,                                Shan Democratic Union

5.      Teddy Buri,                                    President, Members of Parliament Union,

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