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An armed ceasefire group Shan State Army-North, however, leaves the assembly as the junta detains its leader Maj-Gen Sao Hso Ten along with other several others Shan political activists including Hkun Htun Oo, chairman of the Shan Nationalities League for Democracy.

 

February 12, 2005

Issuing a statement on 58th anniversary of Burma's Union Day, the Committee Representing the Peoples' Parliament slams the National Convention. The ethnic umbrella group says that constitution draft by the assembly “could not be expected to guarantee democracy, human rights  and public well being according to the will of the people and it cannot enact a genuine unionist principle that recognize the self determination of the ethnic peoples.”

 

February 2, 2005

The Burmese military government announces that the assembly is scheduled to reopen on February 17.

 

July 9, 2004

Officials announces intermission of the assembly during which 13 of 17 ceasefire groups submitted a proposal calling for legislative authority to be devolved to state assemblies and the right for state administrations to maintain armies or militias.

 

May 17, 2004

The National Convention reopens in Nyaung Hnapin, Hmawbi Township with a presence of 1,076 of invited delegates including representatives from 25 ethnic ceasefire groups. The opposition NLD remains, however, does not participate.

 

March 30, 2004

Lt-Gen Thein Sein, chairman of the National Conventional Convening Commission, announces that the convention will be reconvened on May 17.

 

January 7, 2004

Prime Minister Gen Khin Nyunt meets leaders of the Shan State Nationalities People’s Liberation Organization including Chairman Ta Kalei. According to The New Light of Myanmar, the SSNPLO, based in Southern Shan State, signed a ceasefire agreement with the junta on in 1994, supports the road map and pledges to take part in the plan.

 

January 3, 2004

Prime Minister Gen Khin Nyunt meets leaders of the Karenni State Nationalities People’s Liberation Front. The group’s chairman, Sandar, also attends the meeting. State-run The New Light of Myanmar reports that the KNPLF, which forged a ceasefire accord with the junta in 1994, support the road map and promises to attend the National Convention.

 

December 19, 2003

UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan welcomes the junta’s promised National Convention. Annan says in a statement that he is encouraged by Foreign Minister Win Aung’s pledge at a meeting in Bangkok to embark on a seven-step road map to democracy next year by reconvening the convention.

 

December 15, 2003

During a Thai government-sponsored international meeting “Bangkok Process,” Burma’s Foreign Minister Win Aung says the government would reconvene the National Convention in 2004.