The Federal Political Negotiation and Consultative Committee ( Burmese : ပြည်ထောင်စုနိုင်ငံရေးဆွေးနွေးညှိနှိုင်းရေးကော်မတီ , abbreviated FPNCC ) is an alliance and coalition of seven ethnic armed organisations (EAOs) in Myanmar seeking to negotiate with the central government. Four FPNCC members – the Arakan Army (AA), the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) and the Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) – are also members of the Northern Alliance . The FPNCC is the largest negotiating body of EAOs in the country. The Chinese government formally engages with the FPNCC, which is also recognised by the Chinese government as an EAO negotiation body with the Burmese central government.
6-717: The FPNCC was established on 19 April 2017, in Pangkham , the headquarters of the United Wa State Army. FPNCC was formed in response to the failure of the United Nationalities Federal Council to generate trust among member EAOs, four of which (KIA, SSPP, MNDAA, and AA) broke away from the council. The seven founding members were all non-signatories to the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement . In March 2023, in
12-655: Is situated at a bend on the Hka River near the border with Yunnan Province , China , opposite of the town of Menglian . Pangkham is the main town of Pangsang Township of Matman District of Shan State. It has hotels , shops, a supermarket , karaoke bars , a bowling alley , and a 24-hour casino . There is a thriving night life centered on the casino. Food in Pangkham is mostly imported from China. The cars, mainly Land Rovers , Land Cruisers and foreign pick-ups , have been smuggled in from Thailand . Pangkham
18-895: Is the de facto capital of Wa State , officially designated the Wa Self-Administered Division , while Hopang is its capital assigned by Myanmar government. It is controlled by the United Wa State Army (UWSA), the military wing of the United Wa State Party (UWSP) formed after the collapse of the Communist Party of Burma (CPB) in 1989. In 1990s the Wa Women's Association established an orphanage in Pangkham for children's whose parents were killed in fighting between United Wa State Army and Shan forces. On 17 April 2009,
24-524: The Northern Alliance . Pangkham Pangkham ( Burmese : ပန်ခမ်းမြို့ ; MLCTS : pan kham: mrui. ; Chinese : 邦康 ; pinyin : Bāngkāng ; Parauk : Pang Kham ), known before 1999 as Panghsang ( Parauk : Pang Sang , Chinese : 邦桑 ; pinyin : Bāngsāng ; Wade–Giles : Pang -sang ), is a border town in Myanmar 's far eastern Shan State . It
30-537: The 20th anniversary of the coup against the CPB was celebrated in Pangkham, attended by representatives from the military government , Kokang , Kachin Independence Organisation (KIO), Shan State Army - North , and former members of the CPB. The next day, on 18 April 2009, a fire destroyed the largest petrol station and over 10,000 tons of teak in a warehouse in Pangkham, both belonging to one of
36-637: The aftermath of the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état and ongoing Myanmar civil war , the FPNCC officially called on China to help defuse the internal crisis in Myanmar. As of March 2023, the FPNCC's members included: Some members of the committee are also in alliances with each other. MNDAA, AA and TNLA make up the Three Brotherhood Alliance and the three of them combined with the KIA make up
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