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KAREN STATE – Karen National Union (KNU) Deputy Commander-in-Chief, Lt. Gen. Saw Baw Kyaw Hae, stated that the elders and the youth should consult and cooperate for the independent Karen country that all Karen people hope for.
The speech was given at a Karen youth meeting held at Phaan District for three days until December 1.
Karen Youth Organization (Central) quoted the statement of the KNU Deputy Commander in Chief in their report on Friday (December 8).
“If young people and adults work together in the (respective) same sector, we could achieve our goals in two to three years,” stated the KNU Deputy Chief and urged them to take practical action.
The Karen youth meeting held at the headquarters of the Karen National Defense Organization (KNDO) under KNU was attended by Karen youths all over the country.
The meeting was to re-assess and review Karen nationalism and political issues, to implement the processes that Karen youth will move forward with and to strengthen the participation of Karen youth in the national and political sectors.