Speaker urges lawmakers to prioritize national interest, engage in respectful negotiations

At the opening of the first regular session of the third Pyidaungsu Hluttaw on March 20, Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Speaker U Aung Lin Dwe urged parliamentarians to set aside personal and party bias, prioritize national and public interests, and engage in discussions and negotiations with mutual respect.

“The Pyidaungsu Hluttaw has a high role and prestige as it approves bills submitted and discussed by the Pyithu Hluttaw and the Amyotha Hluttaw, as well as deciding on important issues for the state. The role of Pyidaungsu Hluttaw representatives is also important. Therefore, Hluttaw representatives must respect and abide by the established laws and regulations and live up to their role model. In addition, we must prioritize the national interests of the state, the interests of the state and citizens, without personal or party affiliation, and discuss and negotiate with mutual respect to come up with better decisions based on different opinions. Sometimes, when the Pyithu Hluttaw and the Amyotha Hluttaw discuss and decide on bills that differ in opinion in the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, we should not be biased towards the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, but should help to create better laws and regulations and discuss them based on understanding and unity,” he said.

According to the historical process of our country and the demands of the times, the desired goal of the state and the majority of the people is the emergence of a union based on true and disciplined democracy and federalism. To achieve this goal as soon as possible, the survival of a multiparty democracy is very important. Despite the difficulties and challenges, the current government has relentlessly and diligently held a multiparty democratic general election in a free, fair, and dignified manner, and successfully held it in front of international observers, he said.

“The parliament sessions were held so that the elected representatives of the people could carry out their legislative duties. In the first regular session of each third parliament, important issues for the state and citizens, such as the election of the President and Vice Presidents, the election of the Speaker and Vice Speakers of the Parliament, the appointment of members of the Union government organizations and Union-level organizations, the formation of the Prime Ministers and governments in the relevant regions and states, the formation of the Parliament Affairs Committee and the Joint Committee, will be approved by the parliaments,” he said.

Our Hluttaw representatives must study and strictly follow the legislative provisions contained in the Constitution, Hluttaw laws, and rules. Hluttaw representatives who have arrived in the Legislative Assembly will discuss and decide the interests of the state and the people in the Hluttaw together with the executive and judicial branches, so they must work together with the spirit of the Union, he said.

“Every law approved by the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw must be a law that primarily promotes the interests of the state and the citizens rather than the interests of an organization or private interests. In the current situation, laws that are no longer in line with the modern system must be reviewed and repealed as necessary, amended, and new laws that benefit the state and citizens must be introduced, discussed, and approved, as well as the validity of existing laws and whether they are effective and amended, if necessary,” he said.

During his tenure as Speaker of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, he will work diligently and honestly to establish a Union based on the true and disciplined democracy and federal system desired by the citizens of the country. He urged all members to work together in unity and cooperation to ensure that the laws, rules, and customs that all members must follow in the Parliament held in accordance with democratic practices become good examples for future generations, and he believed that he would be able to establish a Parliament that the people trust.