The National Unity Government (NUG) said it acknowledges and takes pride in the Kachin Independence Organization/ Kachin Independence Army (KIO/KIA), for their leading role in the current Spring Revolution.
The remarks were included in a message issued to commemorate the 65th Anniversary of Kachin Revolution Day on 5 February.
“In the ongoing Myanmar Spring Revolution, we acknowledge and salute the KIO/KIA as a revolutionary force with steadfast principles that is at the forefront of the struggle,” the statement said.
The NUG also reaffirmed its commitment to stand and fight together with its allied Kachin revolutionary forces until the ultimate goals are achieved – the complete dismantling of military dictatorship and the creation of a Federal Democratic Union that guarantees full self-determination, reflecting the collective will of the Kachin people.
The NUG also vowed to do everything within its capacity to deliver justice for all martyrs who lost their lives during the course of the revolution, as well as for their families and Kachin internally displaced persons (IDPs) who were driven from their homes by the conflict.
In addition, the statement conveyed profound respect for the Kachin people’s decades-long sacrifices of life, blood, and labour over the past 65 years, made in their struggle for national equality, self-determination, and the realization of a Federal Democratic Union in line with the Panglong Agreement promises.
The Kachin ethnic people began their armed revolution on 5 February 1961, to reclaim their lost national rights, religious freedom, and other fundamental liberties.
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