NCUB Statement calling for UNSC Intervention in Ceasefire Areas

1. The National Council of the Union of Burma (NCUB) strongly condemns the “Acts of War” by the
SPDC military dictatorship in the ethnic Kokang Longai areas, Wa areas and the Kachin State. We
earnestly call on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to intervene immediately to halt “Acts of
War” by the SPDC to prevent further conflicts, the breakup of local communities and suffering of the
innocent civilians.
2. The United Nations, the EU, the US and the world community should note that for nearly two decades,
with the hope of progressing towards political agreements and peaceful co-existence, not only had the
ethnic nationalities entered into ceasefires but they had also participated in the SPDC’s decade-long
constitutional convention.
3. In the SPDC drafted and adopted State Constitution, Article 56 in Chapter II, under the heading “State
Structure” provides Konkyan and Laukkai townships in Shan State as “Kokang Self-Administrated
Zone”. Even before this Constitution is practiced, the spirit of it has been shattered by the same SPDC,
which had previously declared success due to participation in the so-called National Convention by the
ethnic nationalities, which had entered into ceasefire agreement with it. The SPDC has blatantly and
unilaterally broken the ceasefire agreements, the constitutional agreements and the essence of co-
existence of multi-ethnic societies, in peace.
4. The pouring in of more SPDC troops into Kunlong (north of the Wa controlled territory) and into
Mongkhark-Mongyang (south of the Wa controlled territory) is an outright repudiation of request by the
Foreign Ministry spokesperson of China, Jiang Yu, who had said that “China hopes Burma can properly
deal with its domestic issues to safeguard the regional stability in the China-Burma border area.” The
Bangkok Post of August 30, quoted a UNHCR spokesperson as saying “According to our information, as
many as 30,000 people may have taken shelter in Nansan since August 8, as a result of civilians fleeing
the fighting between the Burmese government troops and the ethnic minority groups.”
5. The SPDC is acting rashly and ruthlessly to disturb the stability on the borders of China and now
Thailand. It is the same highhanded action of the SPDC that has made a mockery of the judicial system
and the international community’s goodwill in its attempt to isolate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Khun Htun
Oo and other political prisoners. We urge the United Nations Security Council members, especially China
to stop referring to the SPDC’s wanton acts against the ethnic nationalities as Burma’s internal affairs and
telling the UN that it should not interfere in the matter.
6. In conclusion, the NCUB and the entire democratic and ethnic movement seriously call upon the UNSC
to take assertive actions by intervention to stop SPDC’s dangerous “Acts of War” against the Kokang,
Wa and the Kachin peoples.

5 September, 2009 National Council of the Union of Burma (NCUB)

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