True, according to Myanmar Peace Monitor, a website run by the Burma News International, all Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) and Karen National Union (KNU) peace talks with the government have been mediated and facilitated by prominent businessmen who have vested interests in industrial or resource extraction in Burma.
Kachin businessman Yup Zau Hkawng of the Jadeland Company, who is heading a Peace Talk Creation Group along with other Kachin businessmen, Lamai Gum Ja, Hkapara Khun Awng and N’Shen Hsan Awng have been instrumental in brokering talks between the KIO and government. The Peace-Talk Creation Group (PCG) has arranged and provided financial assistance for the meetings. The group also has a 7 member official documentation team.