NAY PYI TAW, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) -- The 21st Century Panglong Peace Conference of Myanmar, which aims to unite with all ethnic nationalities and build a democratic federal union through dialogue, kicked off in Nay Pyi Taw Wednesday.
The four-day historical Panglong Conference gathered representatives of the government, the parliament, the military, invited political parties, ethnic armed and non-armed organizations and civil society totaling about 1,600.
Among the attendees of government leadership at the opening ceremony were President U Htin Kyaw and two vice presidents.
The 17 ethnic armed organizations present at the event include eight signatories and seven non-signatories to the Nationwide ceasefire Accord (NCA), represented by the United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC) as well as Mongla and Wa groups.
The opening of the conference was also attended by UN agencies and resident foreign diplomats in the country.
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