27.03.2025 – (12:01 PM)

The discussions on the economic and national development aspects of PEACE TALK 2025 included constitutional amendment, democracy and shaping a federal union, electoral security, stability and the rule of law, said Lt. Gen. Win Bo Shein (retd), a member of the National Unity and Peacemaking Coordinating Committee (NSPNC).

While explaining the results of the discussions on the economic and national development aspects of PEACE TALK 2025 on the third day of the Peace Talk at the International Convention Center-2 in Nay Pyi Taw, Lt. Gen. Win Bo Shein (retd), a member of the NSPNC, made the following remarks.

“In our group (2) discussion, we had a discussion with the Chairman and five speakers. The topics discussed were that economic development plays an important role in the peace and development efforts. Next, we will consider related aspects in the efforts to reduce conflict, economic resilience, constitutional amendment and shaping a democratic and federal union, and finally, the most important, election security, stability and rule of law. We discussed four topics,” said NSPNC member Lt. Gen. Win Bo Shein (retd).

Economic development is also important in the context of the peace and development efforts. Economic development is a major contributor to the socio-economic development of a country, poverty reduction, and social stability, said NSPNC member Lt. Gen. Win Bo Shein (retd).

NSPNC member Lt. Gen. Win Bo Shein (retd.) said, “In doing this, we first discussed that we should prioritize regions and states that are peaceful and then promote the micro economic sector in the agricultural and industrial sectors. Then, MSME, if it comes to MSME, we also discussed that we should increase the value-added products and also work with the private sector on safe and peaceful tourism services and eco-tourism. We discussed that economic development is a fundamental foundation for peace and development, as well as the need to prioritize economic development.”

In addition, in the context of economic resilience efforts during the conflict reduction period, related sectors are taken into account, as without peace, it is impossible to achieve economic success, and without a good economy, there can be no peace,” said Lt. Gen. Win Bo Shein (retd), a member of the NSPNC.

“It is interrelated. Conflicts affect economic opportunities, but we also discussed the damage to businesses, investors, and socio-economic lives caused by conflicts. In addition, economic resilience plays an important role. In order for businesses to be able to withstand external and internal pressures, we must quickly rebuild these damages. For example, we need to implement projects like the Dawei Deep Sea Port and the Kyaukphyu Deep Sea Port as soon as possible. We should also make the agricultural and fisheries sectors a leading export sector. We also discussed inviting domestic investment here,” said Lt. Gen. Win Bo Shein (retd), a member of the NSPNC.