ZOMI INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE, MALAYSIA 2019

LEITUNGBUP ZOMI-TE KHAWMPI

Zomi International Conference

17-19 February 2019

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

PRESS NOTE

19th February, 2019 | Kuala Lumpur

The Zomi International Conference 2019 held at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia successfully concluded today with the adoption of the Kuala Lumpur Declaration on the Future of Indigenous Zomi: Political Status and Socio-Economic Development of Zogam 2019.

Pu John K. Ngaihte, Chairman, Zomi Council

The Conference, which began on 17th February, 2019 was a milestone international Zomi gathering to discuss key political, economic, social and cultural issues confronting the Zomi people and Zomi inhabited areas in India and Myanmar. Being the first of its kind event to deliberate on the status of the Zomi political movement and with the objective of laying out a strategic roadmap for the future, the Conference was attended by over (73) members representing Zomi political, social, religious, cultural organizations and thought leaders from Myanmar, India, United States, Canada and Japan.

Pu Thangkhangin Ngaihte, Founding Member, Zo Re-unification Organissation (ZoRO)

Taking cognizance of the contemporary political developments in India and Myanmar which affects the Zomis and ancestral Zomi inhabited areas in the Indo-Myanmar borderland, the Conference was an attempt at consensus building and reaffirmation of the Zomi movement with its various stakeholders.

Many issues concerning the political roadmap of the Zomi movement, pressing socio-economic challenges and specific agendas relating to peace and security of Zomi inhabited areas were laid out to the members and threadbare discussion sessions were conducted for each by the members.

Pu Chin Sian Thang, Presient, Zomi Congress for Democracy (ZCD).

While appreciating the efforts made by Zomis and Zomi political, social, religious and cultural organisations, the Conference moved resolutions on matters of critical importance to the Zomi movement. In line with the resolutions consented in the Conference, the Kuala Lumpur Declaration on the Future of Indigenous Zomi: Political Status and Socio-Economic Development of Zogam 2019 was unanimously adopted as follow:

After a focused deliberation and discussion by all participating members at the Kuala Lumpur Zomi International Conference 2019, based on the proposals of ZIUSA and complemented bv the proposals, comments, suggestions  and advice of all participating Zomi organisations, leaders and intellectuals, it was consented by the members to present the Kuala Lumpur Declaration on the Future of Indigenous Zomis: Political Status and Socio-Economic Development of Zogam 2019, on this day, the nineteenth of February, Two Thousand and Nineteen, as follow:  

We reaffirm our Zomi identity as an indigenous people; and resolve to continue working towards achieving our political goal of establishing a self-administered Zogam for the Zomi nation with a renewed commitment.

To establish a Zomi Parliament under the framework, guideline and parameters of United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues to protect, promote and propagate the emotional, social, cultural and political integration of Zomi people across the world.

To collectively work together towards strengthening and advancing the interest of the Zomi movement and realizing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for the socio-economic upliftment of Zomi-inhabited areas through our respective capacities at appropriate forums.

The Conference also made fervent appeals about the need to make greater strides to all Zomis living in India, Myanmar and across the globe to encourage one another, strengthen the Zomi movement and collaborate to achieve the long pending political aspirations and socio-economic development in Zogam.

Pu Chin Sian Thang
President (ZCD)
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KHAWMPI THUKIMNATE 

(CONFERENCE RESOLUTIONS)

ZOMI VERSION

 
Gam leh Minam Thubulpite (Strategic Issues)
1. Zomi Identity:
(a) Leitungbup  Zomi-te  Minam  Khawmpi  (Zomi  International  Conference  –  ZIC2019KL/ Khawmpi) sung ah ih minam min in “Zomi” a hihna kikipsak hi.
(b) Abeisa hun sungin ih minam min dingin ih minam min taktak ahilo min tuamtuam in hong kiphuahsak in hong kiciamteh hi.

2. Zogam leh Zolei (Territory):
(a) Zogam (Zoland) in pupa khang a kipan akiluahsuk, Zomi-te ten’na gam leh leiteng, mun leh mual (Zomi inhabited area) khempeuh huam hi.
 
3. Political Goal:
(a) Zomi-te in ei leh ei kivaihawm theihna (Self-Determination) bukim ih ngah theihna dingin lunggulhna kinei hi.

(b) Ei  leh  ei  kivaihawm  theihna  (Self  Determination)  a  kingahna  dingin  United  Nations Organization (UNO) thuneihna leh phalna nuai ah Zomi Parliament (Zomi Innpi) phuh dingin kithukim hi.

(c) Zomi Parliament phuh ding thukimna pen Khawmpi Thupulakna (ZIC2019KL Declaration) bawlin in kitaangko ding hi.

(d) Zomi Parliament phuh zawhna dingin Khawmpi avaihawmpi Zomi Innkuan USA (ZIUSA) kipawlna leh India gam pan Zomi Council (ZC) pawlpi, Myanmar gam pan Zomi Youth Association (ZYA) kipawlnate in madawk in ma ahong pangkhawm dingin thu kipia hi.

(e) India gam lam a Zomi Movement mabante ah madawk in ma apang, Zomi pawlpite sung a buainate manlang takin a vengbaih dingin Khawmpi in kilunggulh hi.

(f)  India gam, Mizoram Gamkee sung a Zomi-te in Sialkal Range Development Council (SRDC) kivaipuakzia tawh ei leh ei kivaihawm theihna dinmun hong ngah uh ahih manin Khawmpi in lungdam pihna kiciamteh hi.

4. Economic and Social Goal:
(a) Zogam leh Zomi sung ah kum 5 pan kum 10 sungin khantohna bukim a om theihna dingin, Khawmpi a kah kipawlna tuamtuamte in, ei ma dinmun tek panin limtak in ma pangin, gam leh minam vaite hawmkhop dingin kithukim hi.
(b) Zogam leh Zomi-te sung ah minam buppi huam (National Level) in gam leh lei, khua leh tui khantohna ding mabante a kipatkhiat theihna ding ma pankhop dingin kithukim hi.

5. Peace and Security:
(a) India gam sung a om Zomi-te sung ah ei leh ei kivaihawm theihna leh bitna a omna dingin United Peoples Front (UPF) pawlpi hanciamna, mapanna leh nasep nate hoihtak leh picingtak in a hong zopsuak theih ding uh kilunggulh hi.

(b) Zomi Re-unification Organization (Eastern Command) in Zogam sung ah bitna leh daihna a omna dingin a mapanna uh pha kisa a, Myanmar gam sung a om Zomi-te in ei leh ei kivaihawm theihna (Self Determination) a ngah zawhna ding ngimna tawh ma a hong panna dingun kilunggulh hi.

(c) Zomi Re-unification Organization (Eastern Command) pawlpi in, tu hun laitak a Myanmargam ki-ukna leh kimakaihna tawh kisai khuahun luanzia (Political Environment) tawh kituak in pilvang takin ma ahong panna dingun kingen hi.

Tulaitak a Minam Mabante (Current National Issues)

1.Thukhunpi (Constitution):
(a) Tu laitak a Myanmar gam kumpi in Gambup Thukhunpi (2008 Constitution) puahphatna leh behlapna (Amendment) bawl dingin a hanciamnate hih Khawmpi in kithukimpih hi.
(b) Myanmar gam sung siksan in Zogam Thukhunpi (Zoland Constitution) khat gelh dingin kithukim hi. Zogam Thukhunpi agelh dingin Zoland Constitution Drafting Committee pen anuai a bangin kiseh hi.
(i)   Convener      : Pu Go Sawm Khup, Zomi Innkuan USA
(ii)  Member        : Sia Pau Sian Lian, Ph.D. (Candidate), Japan
(iii) Member        : Pu Kham Lam Tuang, Zomi Congress for Democracy
(iv)  Member        : Sia Golan Sianzamung Naulak, Ph.D. (Candidate), India
(v)   Member        : Sia Mung Lan Thang, Myanmar
(vi)  Member        : Sia Cin Khan Lian, Myanmar
(vii) Member(s)     : Zomi Members of Parliament, Myanmar

2. Zomi MP-te leh Minam Party:
(a) Zogam leh Zomi a khantohna dingin Zomi MP-te (Members of Parliament) hanciamna, mapanna leh nasepnate Khawmpi in kitheihpih a, lungdamna kiciamteh hi.

(b) Khawmpi akah dingin akisam Zomi MP-te sung panin Zomi Congress for Democracy (ZCD) Party panin MP (4) hong kah uh ahih manin Khawmpi in lungdamna kiciamteh hi.

(c) Zomi min tawh minam picing khat hihna kipsakna leh ciaptehna ngah theihna dingin Myanmar Gambup Kisimna Ciaptehna (2014 Census Result) pen Kisimna tawh kisai thuneite in manlang takin ahong pulakna dingun Zomi MP-te in ma ahong panna dingin kingen hi.

(d) Tu laitak in ZCD Party pen Zomi-te Minam Party khatin kisang ahih manin, Party kivaipuakzia leh kimakaihnate tu khang hun a, a khangto Party-te kivaipuakzia leh gam makaite dinmun tawh kituak in enkik, sittel in, a kilawmlo, a puahphat huai kivaipuakzia leh kimakaihnate, gam leh minam itna takpi tawh kipuahphatna, kilemtuahna, kikhelna ahong bawlna dingun minam min leh vang siksan in kingen hi.

3. GZA Kipawlna leh Minam Kipawlna Dinmun:

(a) Global Zomi Alliance (GZA) kipawlna in a ngimna leh a dinmun tawh kituak in gam leh minam thu tawh kisai in Siampi dinmun (Prophetic Role) panin ma ahong lak uh pen Khawmpi in kilawm kisa hi. Zogam leh Zomi tawh kisai vaite ah Siampi dinmun panmah in ma ahong pansuakna dingun kingen hi.
(b) Khawmpi thukimnate a taksuakna ding, Khawmpi thukhensatna leh vaihawmnate a tangtunna dingin GZA kipawlna in thukimpihna hong pia in, Siampi dinmun panin thupha ahong puakna dingun kingen hi. Tuamah bangin, Zomi-te biakna/sahkhua pawlpi khempeuh in zong thupha a hong puakna dingun kingen hi.

4. Zomi Nam Ni:
Kumsim February 20 ni in Zomi Nam Ni (Zomi National Day) pen Zomi-te ten’na khua khempeuh ah “Zomi” min tawh a kibawlna dingin hanciamciat ding kihanthawn hi.

5. 2020 Myanmar Kiteelpi:
2020 kum Myanmar Gambup Kiteelpi (General Election) ciangin Zomi sung pan MP Candidate dingin taangpi in adeih pen, Zogam leh Zomi a itngiat, pilna leh siamna kicing anei mite (qualified persons) bekmah in Kiteelna ah kuang ahong luina dingun kideih hi. Tua banah Zogam leh Zomi a phelkhamlo ding Zomi-te bekin kuang ahong lui ding ki lunggulh hi.

6. District:

(a) Myanmar gam sung ah Gamkee leh Gambuppi dinmun (State and National Level), Kumpi tutphah tuamtuam ah a tu thunei Uliante (Officials) in ama mimal hamphatna, ama khua leh tui adingbek khual in thu leh lai vaihawm a na asep uh pen Khawmpi in kimawhsak hi. Tu laitak a Kumpi za angah NLD Kumpi in, abeisa hun sung in Chin State sung a District bawlna leh gamgi khenna pen gam kivaipuakzia a kilawm a kituak zaw dingin khuallo in, amau mimal, khua leh tui khatpeuh aituam hamphatna ding siksan in a geelna, a sepnate uh Khawmpi in uang kisa in kimawhsak hi. Gam kivaipuakzia a khantohna dingin, Chin State sung a Tedim, Tonzang, Cikha, Khaikam leh Rih khuapite gawmkhawm in District khatin a ding theihna dingin kideih hi.

(b) India gam, Manipur State sung ah Lamka District a piankhiatna dingin Khawmpi in kideih hi.

7. Zogam Leiteng leh Gamgi:
(a) Myanmar gam sung a leitang tawh kisai thukhunthak bangin, Zogam ah leitang awng (Vacant, Virgin or Fallow Land) cihbang om peuhmahlo hi cih thu Khawmpi in kikipsak hi. Zogam sung ah leitang awng cihbang omlo a hihna thu thunei kumpite tung ah thu kipuak ding hi. Zogam sung mun khatpeuh leitang awng in ciaptehna leh vaihawmna a om aleh Khawmpi min tawh thukimlohna thu kibawl ding a, lai kiphah ding hi.

(b) Zogam sung ah a omsa pupa gam leh leitangte, mipi deihna omlo in, kumpi thuneihna leh thagum hatna suangin thumanlo tak a kisuhna, a awng hi ci in kilaksakna cihte pen Khawmpi in hoih kisalo a, kisang theilo hi.

(c) Zogam leitang leh gamgi vai tawh kisai in thumanlo tak a vaihawmna a om leh Khawmpi min tawh ahi zongin, taangpi thuneihna tawh ahi zongin, lungkimlohna thu kipuak ding a, a kisapna zui in thu neite tungah lai kiphah ding hi.

8. Gam Khantohna (Infra-structure Development):

(a) Zogam sung ah gam khantohna lianpite (Infra-structure Development) tawh kisai in taangpi muh theih dingin kumpi thuneite leh teelcing Zomi MP-te (Elected Representatives) in a hong lahkhiatna ding, melmuh a hong bawl dingin Khawmpi in kingen hi.
Gentehna: Myanmar National Grid, Behiang Trade Center, etc.

(b) Haimual Khuathak a om Border Trade Center kituah sawm cih thu kigalzak ahih manin, Khawmpi sung ah lunghih mawhna kipulak hi. Hih Border Trade Center tuah ding vaihawmna a om a leh Khawmpi in thukimlohna kipuak ding hi. Hih thu tawh kisai in Zomi MP khempeuh in mawhpuak in la in, Khawmpi lunghih mawhnate ahong vaanna dingun kingen hi.

9. Zomi Galtaite:

(a) Lamkaal a om Zomi Galtaite (Refugees) dinmun tawh kisai in Zomi Innkuan USA kipawlna in a vaanpihnate hangin Khawmpi in lungdamna kiciamteh hi.

(b) Lamkaal a om Zomi Galtaite gamnuam ah a peemtak theihna dingun, thu luanzia leh thu omzia zui in, ZIUSA kipawlna mahin madawk in hong vaan a, maban ahong zopsuakna dingun Khawmpi in kingen hi.

(c) Azenzen in lamkaal a om Zomi Galtaite in amau teelna zui in, pianna gam a ciahkik sawm uhleh, a kilawm a kituak in inn leh lo, annek tuidawn leh nuntak khuasakna ding mabante a neih theihna dingun, Zomi MP-te in ahi zongin, Zomi Youth Association (ZYA) leh Tedim Youth Fellowship (TYF) kipawlnate in ahi zongin, Sia Cin Khan Lian (Aar Yone Oo) in ahi zongin, ahi theizah in a panpihna dingun Khawmpi in kicial hi.

10. Minam Dialkhai/Puanlap:
(a) Zomi-te in Minam Dialkhai/Puanlap (Flag) kician khat neih dingin Khawmpi in hoih kisa hi. 
(b) Zomi-te minam dialkhai/puanlap dingin Zomi Re-unification Organization (ZRO) pawlpi’ dialkhai/puanlap pen zat dingin hoih kisa a, Khawmpi akah kipawlna tuamtuamte thukimna tungtawn in kipsak dingin hoih kisa hi.

11. Meitei Singnuaimite leh Zavom:
(a) Zogam sung ah galvan tawi, namdang singnuaimite a omlohna dingin Khawmpi in kideih hi. 

(b) Zogam sung a om Meitei Singnuaimite in Zogam sungah mun leh mual a hong lak uh pen Khawmpi in kilungkimlo hi.

(c) Zogam sungah Zavom ciinna a beina dingin Zomi-te khua leh tui kipawlnate (CSOs) in a thu a la kicing takin kankhia in, kumpi thuneite tung ah Zavom ciinna deihlohna thu pulak ding kisam kisa hi. Zomi khua leh tui kipawlna tuamtuamte in makaihna la in, taangpi in Zavom deihlohna lungphona leh nialna bawl dingin kihanthawn hi. Taangpi deihna leh lungphona zui in, Zomi MP-te in kumpi thuneite kuppih in, Zogam ah Zavom a kiciin lohna dingin vai ahong hawmna dingun kingen hi.

12. Zomi Numeite:
(a) Gam leh minam, khua leh tui tawh kisai vaihawmna, mapanna khempeuh ah, Zomi numeite in pasalte tawh liangko kikim in panmun aneih theihna dingun vaihawmna dingin Zomi kipawlna khempeuh kihanthawn hi.

13. Zo Tual Lai:
(a) Zogam sung ah Zomi Language and Linguistic Research Institute kician khat neih zawhna dingin kilunggulh hi.

(b) Zomi-te in minam picing khat a hihna tawh kituak in Zo Tual Lai (Script) pen limtak in kepcing dingin Khawmpi in hoih kisa hi.

14. Zogam Tuiphum Pawlpite:

(a) Zogam sung a om Tuiphum Pawlpite in, kamphen akullo Zomi khempeuh in minam min khat suangin kalsuankhop dingin a lunggulhna thu uh Khawmpi in kithukimpih hi.

15. Nah Tah Hla Nasepna:
(a) Myanmar Gam Kumpi pan Nah Tah Hla zumpi (Border Affairs Ministry) vaihawmna tawh tagah naupangte pilna siamna sinna dingin Zogam sung ah a kihong Sangte ah Kumpi thuneihna zangin (State Sponsored) Buddhism biakna sinsak (Teach) in azuihsak (Practice) sawm uh pen Khawmpi in dik kisalo a, kilungkimlo hi.

(b) Hih thu tawh kisai in Global Zomi Alliance (GZA) kipawlna in Zomi pawlpi tuamtuamte tawh pangkhawm in Zomi tagah naupangte ahong vaanna dingun kingen hi.

16. Zomi Community Center leh Library:

(a) Zogam khuapite ah Zomi Community Center leh a hoih mahmah Library tuamtuam a kineih zawhna dingin Khawmpi in kilunggulh a, Zomi gam makaite leh Zomi kipawlna makaite tung hih thu ahong vaanna dingun kingen hi.

17. Zomi Khangnote:

(a) Zomi-te khua leh tui vaite ah madawk in ma apang dingin Zogam sung a om khua khempeuh ah Zomi Khangno Kipawlna (ZYA) a kiphuh zawhna dingin hoih kisa hi.

Chairpersons
1. Chin Sian Thang, MP
2. John Khatthang Ngaihte
3. Go Sawm Khup
4. Kam Suan Mung
5. Kap Za Khup

Recording Secretaries
1.Tual Khan Suan
2. Golan Suanzamung Naulak
3. Ngo Sian Pau

Panelists
1. Gin Kam Lian, MP
2. Kham Khan Thang, MP
3. Pau Sian Lian
4. Hang Khan Lian
5. Cin Khan Lian
6. Dr. Lam Khan Piang, Professor
7. Mung Lan Thang
8. Khamsonlian Joy Ngaihte

Participants
1. Dr. C. Thang Za Tuan
2. Dr. Hau Za Cin Suante
3. Dr. Pum Khan Pau
4. Ciang Lem Vung
5. Cin Khan Lun
6. Man Ngaih Don
7. Zen Dot Mang
8. Augustine Kim Mung
9. Biangtung T. Ngaihte
10. Cin Khan Lam
11. Cin Lam Pau
12. Cin Ngaih Lian
13. Dal Sawm Tung
14. Dal Sian Pau
15. Do Khan Khup
16. Hau Khan Mung
17. Kam Lam Khup
18. Kap Khan Khual
19. Kap Khan Thang
20. Kham Do Dal
21. Kham Lam Tuang
22. Khamminthang Tunglut
23. Khual Za Nang
24. Minlun
25. Nang Khan Suan
26.  Pau Khan Khup
27. Pau Lian Tuang
28. Pauchungnung Vaiphei
29. Paumuanthang Khuptong
30. Thang Deih Khup MP
31. Thang Lam Cin
32. Thang Sian Hau
33. Thang Za Khai
34. Thangbiaklian Hangzo
35. Thangkhangin Ngaihte
36. Vungh Khen Mung
37. Won Lian Nang
38. Rev. Dai Sim Mang
39. Rev. Gin Do Khup
40. Rev. Gin Khan En
41. Rev. Go Za Suum
42. Rev. Khai Sian Tuang
43. Rev. Ngul Cin Thang
44. Rev. Pau Khan Lian
45. Rev. Thang Za Cin
46. Rev. Thawng Khat Sut
47. Rev. Timothy Pau Sian Piang
48. Rev. Vungh Suan Mung
49. Hau Thang
50. Kai Za Dal
51. Ngin Khat Thang
52. Pau Khua Muan Lal
53. Raymond Thang Tung

54. Tuan Do Nang
55. Rev. Thang Do Khen
56. Rev. LP Tuang
57. Cin Lian Khai
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Courtesy : Zomi Innkuan USA

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