{"id":6625,"date":"2025-06-27T02:46:25","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T20:16:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/?p=6625"},"modified":"2025-06-27T02:52:34","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T20:22:34","slug":"the-peace-forum-2025-in-naypyidaw-amid-civil-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/2025\/06\/the-peace-forum-2025-in-naypyidaw-amid-civil-war\/","title":{"rendered":"The \u201cPeace Forum 2025\u201d in Naypyidaw Amid Civil War"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-2-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6626\" src=\"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-2-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"852\" height=\"506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-2-2.png 852w, https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-2-2-300x178.png 300w, https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-2-2-768x456.png 768w, https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-2-2-560x333.png 560w, https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-2-2-260x154.png 260w, https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-2-2-160x95.png 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 852px) 100vw, 852px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Myanmar Spring Chronicle \u2013 June 25 View<\/strong> (MoeMaKa, June 26, 2025):<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>The \u201cPeace Forum 2025\u201d in Naypyidaw Amid Civil War<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>While large parts of Myanmar remain under the control of ethnic armed groups and PDF forces\u2014and while fierce clashes continue in many regions\u2014the junta\u2019s <strong>National Solidarity and Peace-making Coordination Committee (NSPNC)<\/strong> is currently hosting a discussion titled <strong>\u201cPeace Forum 2025\u201d<\/strong> in <strong>Naypyidaw<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Even as this peace forum is underway, <strong>heavy fighting<\/strong> is occurring in <strong>Bago Region<\/strong>, and in <strong>Bhamo, Kachin State<\/strong>, where clashes between the <strong>KIA and junta forces<\/strong> have been ongoing for nearly half a year. Similar hostilities are happening in <strong>Karenni (Kayah) State<\/strong> and <strong>southern Shan State\u2019s Pekon area<\/strong>, where junta troops and Pa-O armed groups are jointly fighting against the PDFs.<\/p>\n<p>The so-called peace forum is <strong>not aimed at current warring groups<\/strong> like the NUG, PDFs, or the major ethnic armed organizations actively engaged in combat. Instead, it mainly includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>EAOs that signed the <strong>Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA)<\/strong> in 2015 and 2018<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>A few non-signatory but non-hostile EAOs<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Registered political parties<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>And invited diplomats from countries such as <strong>China and India<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The forum appears less about resolving active conflict and more about allowing the <strong>junta to present itself as a peace-seeking government<\/strong>. It seems politically motivated, aiming to <strong>create a diplomatic narrative<\/strong> rather than engage with the real stakeholders in the civil war.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Junta\u2019s Messaging and Political Posturing<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>During the opening ceremony of the forum, <strong>coup leader Min Aung Hlaing<\/strong> delivered a speech in which he blamed the prior <strong>\u201csecond democratic government\u201d<\/strong> for the breakdown of peace efforts. He cited the rebranding of the peace conference into the <strong>21st Century Panglong<\/strong> and accused the NLD-led civilian government of enacting policies that violated the law.<\/p>\n<p>He also claimed that the military had cooperated as much as possible during that period and sought to improve civil\u2013military relations. However, he said the civilian authorities abused legal processes, leading to a deviation from the democratic path and ultimately necessitating military intervention\u2014thus attempting to justify the 2021 coup.<\/p>\n<p>On foreign policy, Min Aung Hlaing stated that while Myanmar needs to maintain friendly international relations, it <strong>must not become a puppet of foreign powers<\/strong>. This veiled remark is widely interpreted as <strong>a reaction to Chinese pressure<\/strong>\u2014especially in light of China\u2019s growing influence in northern Shan State and its active role in controlling developments to protect its economic and geopolitical interests (such as the China\u2013Myanmar Economic Corridor, gas pipelines, and BRI rail projects).<\/p>\n<p>Although the junta may resent China\u2019s leverage, it <strong>has no real alternative<\/strong> and continues to rely on China\u2019s political protection and economic ties. Some interpret Min Aung Hlaing\u2019s speech as an expression of <strong>internal frustration<\/strong> directed subtly at Beijing.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>The Peace Forum\u2019s Limitations<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>If the junta genuinely wanted peace, it would need to make a <strong>clear commitment to exit politics<\/strong> and return to a professional military role. Ethnic armed organizations and the NUG have repeatedly said that only such a commitment would justify meaningful dialogue.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, after more than <strong>four years since the coup<\/strong>, the junta has lost control over vast territories, and yet continues to propose <strong>\u201cpeace\u201d based on disarmament and elections<\/strong> without real compromise.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Peace Forum 2025<\/strong>, therefore, is little more than <strong>a showcase event<\/strong> aimed at soft-target political parties and non-combatant EAOs. It lacks engagement with real stakeholders and offers no platform for <strong>open, transparent negotiation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The result is a forum <strong>unlikely to produce substantive outcomes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Peace and the Public Interest<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>True peace is a <strong>necessity for the people<\/strong>, but as long as armed groups\u2014whether military or ethnic\u2014<strong>prioritize their own power and interests<\/strong> above public safety and democratic values, the dream of peace will remain elusive.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Myanmar Spring Chronicle \u2013 June 25 View (MoeMaKa, June 26, 2025): The \u201cPeace Forum 2025\u201d in Naypyidaw Amid Civil War While large parts of Myanmar remain under the control of ethnic armed groups and PDF forces\u2014and while fierce clashes continue&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-p\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/2025\/06\/the-peace-forum-2025-in-naypyidaw-amid-civil-war\/\">Read more &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6626,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[9,58],"tags":[100],"class_list":["post-6625","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-current","category-features","tag-myanmar-spring-revolution"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-2-2.png","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3RDLm-1IR","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6625","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6625"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6625\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6627,"href":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6625\/revisions\/6627"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6626"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6625"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6625"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6625"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}