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SAGAING DIVISION – The Sagaing Forum has officially announced that the first Sagaing Forum, held in Sagaing Division from May 30 to May 31, discussed the establishment of a Sagaing Regional Consultative Council or a group.
The following four major topics were reportedly canvassed as a future political process that is urgently needed at the regional level along with the Federal Democracy Charter in Sagaing Division:
a. Emergence of transitional measures at the regional level
b. Development of Regional-level Self-determination policies
c. Counterbalancing between administrative and military groups within the region and
d. Strengthening and organizing regional defence groups.
The participants also discussed and sought solutions for four sectors such as political, military, local governance and general issues, the establishment of a Sagaing Regional Consultative Council or a group that can coordinate and make decisions among all the organizations participating in the revolution against the military dictatorship for the aims to eradicate military dictatorship, the right to self-determination, to achieve self-government and the development of a Federal Democratic System.
In the general issues sector, the topics such as strike, Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM), natural resources and the assistance to Internally Displaced People (IDPs) were discussed in the forum. It was reported that a total of 173 Revolutionary Groups based in 28 townships in Sagaing Division and 31 observers participated and canvassed in the 2-day Sagaing Forum.