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Statement of National Democratic Front Central Presidium Meeting

April 25, 2010

St. Nr. 08/16/Front-10
1. At a time when the political emergency is at a high point, the National Democratic Front
(NDF) successfully held its Central Presidium Meeting of the 7th NDF Congress, at a certain
place in the liberated area, for 2 days from April 23 to 24. Eighteen presidium members from
7 NDF member organizations, out of eight, attended the meeting and participated in frank and
cordial discussions.
2. At the meeting, the participants discussed thoroughly the political report consisting of a review
on current situation of the ethnic nationality organizations, the revolutionary forces at home
and abroad, SPDC military clique, the NDF etc., - the NDF activity report and the financial
report. After that, the participants discussed for forging greater unity and cooperation among
the oppressed ethnic nationalities in the struggle to regain their rights that have been lost, and
laid down future work programs.
3. In addition to work programs to solidify and strengthen the NDF and raise the role of NDF,
which is the main pillar of strength in the NCUB, the meeting participants laid down and
adopted work program for closer cooperation with fellow fraternal ceasefire organizations,
which the SPDC has been putting under pressure. Moreover, the meeting laid down work
programs for explicitly opposing and protesting against the military clique’s 2008 constitution
and the 2010 elections that will perpetuate rule of the military dictatorship.
4. The meeting decided on continuing the NDF’s full support for position of the ethnic nationality
ceasefire forces rejecting the SPDC proposal to transform them to BGF and urge them to
resist the SPDC’s pressure by various means, with coordinated and united response. In
addition, we, the NDF Presidium Meeting earnestly welcome and support the clear-cut
opposition, today, against the military dictatorship and the peaceful struggle for democracy by
the NLD, led by Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, since they are a fair and just struggle.
5. We seriously call on the SPDC military clique to cease immediately its military operations in
regions of the ethnic nationalities and its attempt to intimidate the ceasefire organizations
militarily. It is our sincere warning to the SPDC that it shall be held responsible totally for all
the consequences emanating from its irrational acts. In conclusion, we, the NDF Central
Presidium Meeting, would like to affirm that we will raise momentum of the armed
revolutionary resistance, together with the struggle for liberation by the ethnic nationalities
and the people, until the time when the criminal military dictatorship has to totally relinquish
the State power.

“Victory through Alliance”

Central Presidium
National Democratic Front (NDF)

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