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KNU/KNLA Peace Council

The KNU/KNLA Peace Council began after the former KNLA briadge commander Brig-Gen Htay Maung initiated peace talks with the Myanmar army without the approval of the KNU central committee in 2007. The commander Brig-Gen Htay Maung formed the KNU/KNLA Peace Council after declearing that a peace agreement has been made with the Myanmar army and went back to the Tokawko village in Kawkareik Township, Karen state, for the benefit and development of all Karen people, hoping that it will solve the refugees' problem by allowing refugees to return to their homeland and live in peace as well as giving opportunities to disadvantaged people, Karen in particular, to cultivate their own lands and utilize their own natural resources for the development of the people and their lands.

History
It has been known that the peace talks between the KNU and Myanmar army began at the beginning of 2004 when Bo Mya travelled to Yangon to talk with Khin Nyunt. However, in 2006, Bo Mya died with heart disease in a hospital in Mae Sot, Thailand. A year later after the death of the Bo Mya, Brig-Gen Htay Maung continue the peace process by coming back to Tokawko village in Kawkareik Township where he formed KNU/KNLA PC to bring about the stability to the people. Eventually in 2015, nation wide cease-fire agreement is reached at Naypyitaw, the capital city of Myanmar in which a total of 24 ethnic leaders from 8 ethnic armed groups signed the ceasefire agreement.