National brethren to achieve success through political dialogue

All stakeholders must set aside political, ethnic, and religious biases.

State Administration Council Chairman Prime Minister of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar Senior General Thadoe Maha Thray Sithu Thadoe Thiri Thudhamma Min Aung Hlaing sent a message to the ceremony to mark the 77th Anniversary of Kachin State Day which falls on 10 January 2025. The full text of the translated message is as follows: –

Esteemed ethnic national brethren in Kachin State,

I cordially extend my greetings to all ethnic national brethren residing in Kachin State and the entire national people living all over the country to enjoy physical and mental well-being with good aspirations on the significant occasion of the 77th Anniversary of Kachin State Day which falls on today.

All ethnic national groups in Myanmar have been residing in the same land in peace and unity through thick and thin sharing the same fortune since time immemorable.

Myanmar with ethnic groups living in unity has been standing tall in the global community grandly. After Myanmar regained independence, the Kachin State Day was designated on 10 January as a gesture of honouring the formation of the Kachin State government at the first session of the Kachin State Council Conference held on 10 January 1948. The celebration to mark the Kachin State Day has been held yearly, and now it turns 77 years old.

Kachin State is rich in invaluable natural resources and it is blessed with a sound natural environment and fertile soils which contribute much to the thriving of crops. Kachin State is the origin of the beautiful River Ayeyawady flowing through Myanmar, showcasing the panoramic scenes of the state. Wonderful mountains capped with snow year-round, the pleasant Indawgyi Lake and the attractive Myitsone River confluence are prominent scenic beauties of the state.

The beautiful state is home to more than 1.5 million population of Kachin ethnic groups such as Jaingphaw, Lachid, Lawwaw, Lisu, Rawam and Zaingwa together with Shan ethnic groups such as Tailon, Taileng, Taikhamti, Taisa and Tailay in addition to other ethnic nationals in a fraternity.

The Kachin traditional Manaw festival is an integral symbol of Kachin State Day. The Manaw dance represents the culture and traditions of the Kachin ethnic group, performed in grandeur with traditional costumes. Hence, the Manaw dance depicts the unity of ethnic people from the state and contributes to cementing peace and stability in the state.

Kachin State is endowed with sound foundations which can improve its economy by practically utilizing natural resources. Manufacturing finished products with the use of domestic raw materials can improve the socioeconomic life of residents and create employment opportunities.

Currently, the State Administration Council is striving for the overall development of the political, economic and social sectors of the country. Similarly, the government has pledged to continue the development of the nation by building a Union based on democracy and federalism and restoring durable peace across the nation in accord with Our Three Main National Causes.

The State Administration Council is implementing a point of its Five-Point Roadmap, saying “Continued efforts will be made to promote the state economy and enhance the socioeconomic situation of all people through expediting manufacturing businesses rooted in agriculture and livestock to benefit the entire national people”.

The government and Tatmadaw will join hands with ethnic national people to achieve success in shaping a good present to initiate a peaceful and prosperous future for the sake of the State and ethnic national people.

Everyone needs to collaborate in achieving sustainable development through people-centred and inclusive efforts across agriculture, livestock, education, health, communications, and other sectors, to advance the development of Kachin State. It is necessary to emphasize adopting the economic framework to sustain and fairly allocate natural resources and encourage the development of agriculture and livestock businesses to ensure food security. Moreover, I would like to urge all to harmoniously manage raw materials, inputs, capital and technologies which are basic needs for thriving micro-, small-, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) and focus on regional development of the state.

The State Administration Council is initiating two political visions which are actual requirements of the state — exercising a genuine, disciplined multiparty democratic system and building a Union based on democracy and federalism. Through this action, all citizens have to join hands with the government and Tatmadaw in forging peace and stability in the State and restoring durable peace.

As the government is implementing the multiparty democratic system to ensure peace of the Union, all need to reduce different attitudes on political, ethnic and religious grounds while striving for peacefully placing the Union on the trends of democracy and Hluttaw management. If so, political problems can be ironed out in political ways. In initiating peace in the nation, only when all ethnic national brethren hold dialogues in political ways with the Union spirit to seek solutions will they achieve success.

I would like to urge all ethnic national people to forge enduring peace among national brethren in harmony and to serve the interests of the State through united strength as now is the most important to restore national unity.

At present, all ethnic national people are experiencing bitter sufferings due to a lack of security, peace and stability due to terror acts of some ethnic armed organizations and terrorist groups in the country. Hence, I would like to urge all ethnic groups and youths with full capacity of physical and mental strength to stop the actions destroying the interests of the State and nationals and to build a modern, developed, peaceful and prosperous Union in unison.

In conclusion, I send this message honouring the 77th Anniversary of Kachin State Day, deeply urging all ethnic people who adore the State and nationals with national spirit together with all ethnic national brethren of Kachin State to participate in initiating the peace foundation in their respective sectors for ensuring peace and stability of the State, forging enduring peace, development of the national economy, improvement of the socioeconomic life, peace and prosperity of the entire Union and the rule of law.

                                                                                               Senior General Thadoe Maha Tharay Sithu

                                                                                            Thadoe Thiri Thudhamma Min Aung Hlaing

                                                                                        Prime Minister

                                                                                Chairman, State Administration Council