A - Acronym List

1BIA: Burma Independence Army
BGF: Border Guard Forces
DKBA: Democratic Karen Benevolent Army (formely the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army)
IRRC: IDPs and Refugee Relief and Resettlement Committee
KBC: Kachin Baptist Convention
KDA: Kachin Defense Army
KIA: Kachin Independence Army
KIC: Kachin Independence Council
KIO: Kachin Independence Organization
KNO: Kachin National Organization
KNU: Karen National Union
KSPP: Kachin State Progressive Party
IDP: Internally Displaced Persons
PCG: Peace Creation Group
PMFs: People Militia Forces
MNDAA: Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army
NCCT: National Ceasefire Coordination Team
NDAK or NDA-K: New Democratic Army – Kachin
NLD: National League for Democracy
NGO: Non-Government Organization
NSAG: Non-State Armed Group
PSLA: Palaung State Liberation Army
SLORC: State Law and Order Restoration Council
SPDC: State Peace and Development Council
SSA N: Shan State Army North
SSA South: Shan State Army
SSNA: Shan State National Army
TAT: Technical Advisory Team
UNFC: United Nationalities Federal Council
UPWC: Union Peace-making Work Committee
UN: United Nations
UNHCR: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
UNOCHA: United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

B - The Union Peace-Making Work Committee and KIO Agreements

The “Seven Point-Agreement” (unofficial translation) – 30 May 2013

Agreement between Union Level Peacemaking Committee and KIO Representatives

21. Representatives from Union Level Peace Making Committee led by Vice Chairman and Union Minister U Aung Min and representatives from KIO led by U Sumlut Gun held meetings/discussions at Ma Jwe Hall, Myitkyina, Kachin State on 28-30 May 2013. United Nations Resident Coordinator for Myanmar -Mr. Vijay Nambiar, Second Secretary/Consular from Embassy of China in Myanmar -Mr. Lu Zhi, representatives from 8 ethnic armed groups, and other invited elders from the area attended as observers.

32. To come up with a political agreement that guarantees lasting peace, both sides agreed on the following points and signed in front of attending witnesses.

1. We agree that union government and KIO will continue political dialogue/discussions

2. We agree for both sides’ troops to reduce the fighting and to prevent further fights from happening

3. We agree to form a Joint Monitoring Committee that is made up of both sides’ representatives

4. We agree to discuss and continue to work on development / resettlement / return of Internationally Displaced Persons (IDPs) (NB: not sure what is the term exactly)

5. We agree to continue discussion on troop placements

6. We agree to form a Technical Team in Myitkyina which will include KIO representatives to discuss things that need to be done

7. We agree to have the same representatives of the organizations present here today for the next talk. If there are any other organizations to be invited, it is to be done with both sides’ agreement.

4Signed by:
- Ministry of Defence -Lt. Gen. Myint Soe
- KIO representative - Colonel La Phaing Khun Naung
- Kachin State Minister - U La John Ngan Sine
- KIO representative - Colonel Ma Yan Zaw Taung
- Pyith Hluttaw MP - Daw Dwe Bu
- Amyotha Hluttaw MP - U Ket Htein Nan

5Signed by the following witnesses:
- UNRC - Mr. Vijay Nambiar
- Embassy of China - Mr. Ku Zhi
- KNPP - U Khu Yea
- KNU - Phado Mann Mann
- CNF - U Ro Khaw Mar
- NMSP - Naing Aung Min
- RCSS/SSA - General Sai Luu
- SSPP/SSA - U Sai Khun Sai
- UWSA - U Sam Khun
- NDAA - U Kham Maung
- Myitkyina elder - Duwagyi U Haw Wa Zaw Gam

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Follow-on Agreement (Official Translation - President’s Office) - 10 October 2013

6The agreement between Union Peace-making Work Committee and KIO delegation October 10 2013

71. The government peace negotiation team led by Vice-Chairman of Union Peace-making Work Committee Union Minister U Aung Min and KIO peace delegation headed by U Sumlut Gam held peace talks at Majwe Hall in Manaw Ground in Myitkyina, Kachin State from 8 to 10 October. Present at the peace talks as observers were Special Adviser to UNSG on Myanmar Mr Vijay Nambiar, Chinese Special Envoy on Asia Mr Wang Ying Fan, reps from 10 ethnic armed groups, four Kachin Hluttaw representatives, representatives from official political parties in Kachin State such as Union Solidarity and Development Party, National League for Democracy, Unity and Democracy Party, National Democratic Force, Tailai (Shanni) National Development Party and Shan Nationalities Democratic Party, Kachin National Traditional Culture Central Committee and Kachin State Shan Ethnic Literature and Culture Committee, members of Peace-talk Creation Group and ten invited community elders.

82. The two sides agreed the following points in front of the observers with a view to laying down sound foundation for political dialogue for lasting peace. The seven-point agreement is as follows:

9(a) The two sides agreed to continue according to the following preliminary procedure as the government has invited KIO to join nationwide ceasefire signing to enter into political dialogue.

1. The Union government shall send and discuss the plans

2. The government agreed to hold Ethnic Armed Groups Conference as demanded by KIO delegation

10(b) The two sides acknowledged the de-escalation of the conflict since May 28-30 talks and attributed it to regular interaction between the technical teams and enhanced communication between troops from both sides and agreed to continue coordinating to avoid recurrence of clashes;

11(c) The two sides agreed that the technical teams of two sides and departments concerned shall continue coordinating on adopting of basic principles and a plan for return and resettlement of IDPs; the two sides also agreed to undertake in coordination with each other the pilot project in four villages;

12(d) The two sides agreed to form Joint Monitoring Committee based on an organizational structure that can cover all conflict regions to de-escalate the military tensions and avoid recurrence of clashes; the technical teams of two sides shall take further actions to adopt operational plan based on Joint Monitoring Committee Structure (Attached-1) and terms of reference — five basic principles and 18 rules (Attachment-2);

13(e) The two sides agreed to reopen through coordination as quickly as possible the public and arterial roads in Kachin State closed because of conflict;

14(f) KIO agreed to organize public consultation through prior coordination with authorities concerned;

15(g) The two sides agree that the technical teams shall coordinate on future work programmes and coordinate on soonest holding of next peace talks.

C - The peace talks Chronology (as of July 2014)

D - Main Armed groups present in Kachin “territories”

E - Ceasefire Agreements in Myanmar