SF
however is not directly involved in such mediation and negotiation,
but engaged in providing necessary financial supports to mediators
groups, if requested, giving advice and organizing workshops andn
providing necessary financial supports to mediators groups, if requested,
giving advice and organizing workshops and trainings on mediation
and dialogue skills for the mediators. In addition to this, SF has
formed Myanmar Ethnic Nationalities Mediators' Fellowship in May 2002,
composed of different ethnic mediators who were/are engaged in mediation
works, from different parts of the country, in order to strengthen
mediation and peace work.
As
of current political situation, there is neither talk nor dialogue
between the military government and armed groups, which have exchanged
arms for peace and reached cease-fire agreement, to reform the political
situation, apart from that jointly initiating regional development
activities and fighting against narcotic drugs activities. In a lawful
and recognized way, SF, as a mediator, has been seeking for possible
ways to bring both groups together to have dialogues in which the
current political situation of the country would constructively be
taken into account to consider as a national concern.
