In accordance with the ISG Statement One, Item (7), Shan People shall be fully responsibilities for the promotion and development of its economic and social progress in compliance with its declaration on independence on 17 th April 2005.
As formally stated in section 10 of the 1947 Federal Union Constitution, the secession clause provided the right for Shan State to separate from the Federal Union, if it so desires after 10 years with the Union. This provision and the right of self-determination under the UN charter and the abrogation of the 1947 constitution in 1962 by General Ne Win were the compelling reasons why Shan state seceded from the former defunct Federal Union.
The Federated Shan States is now free to decide for its own destiny. As from today our Sovereign Nation State, the Federated Shan States shall reserve the right to:
• Defend its Sovereign Nation State by Shan Armed Forces to be called Federated Shan States Army (FSSA) and
• Govern and administer its own Nation States in the future.
