KNU ‘Suspends’ Its Membership Of Ethnic Alliance Cites Differences In ‘Policy And Structure’
The Karen National Union has confirmed the suspension of its membership with the ethnic alliance due to disagreement over the policies and structure of the alliance group.
The KNU submitted its official letter to the United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC), an ethnic alliance group that the KNU has been a core member. The letter was handed in on the third day of the UNFC 1st Congress.
In an interview with Karen News, Padoh Kwe Htoo Win, the general secretary of the KNU and who was among the representative attending the UNFC’s congress, denied media reports that the KNU withdrew from the alliance.