Calling itself the Committee for Shan State Unity (CSSU) the group said the current political turmoil reverses the gains the country made toward efforts to establish a federal democratic union.

The group is comprised of the ethnic armed groups, Restoration Council of Stan State and the Shan State Progress Party, which are fighting each other, as well as the two biggest political parties the state, the Shan National League for Development and the Shan Nationalities Democratic Party, and the Sin Kyawt Militia, are among the members of the group.

"Our country is in the process of democratic transition and trying to establish a federal democracy union,” said Sai Kyaw Nyunt, spokesperson of the group. “It is also making progress in the peace processes to settle the 70-years-old conflicts. The current crisis causes delays in these processes and it reverses the progress made during the past few years.”

"When we are trying hard for our country to be on par with the other countries in the region, the forcible takeover of government by the Tatmadaw should not be done. No one likes such a move," he added.

Sai Kyaw Nyunt said the Shan people, along with the entire people of the country, are facing the adverse effects of the takeover.

The CSSU approves and has positive views on the ongoing protests and moves of public and government services to oppose the military government, he added.

The group calls for an end to conflicts and for the quick resolution of political problems facing the country.

It is also calling on all the Myanmar people to unite to oust the military government, the abolition of the 2008 Constitution, the restoration of the civilian government and the establishment of a democratic federal union. - Translated