What the nation really needs at present is the State Constitution. At the National Convention the delegates from the national races, those from all walks of life and official political parties, delegates of intellectuals and intelligentsia, delegates of other invited persons and State service personnel are discussing and laying down basic principles and detailed basic principles needed in formulating the State Constitution.

All the deliberations will be completed in the near future. At the second session of the National Convention the detailed basic principles for the chapter on the sharing of the legislative power to be included in formulating the Constitution were adopted. The detailed basic principles for the chapters on the sharing of the executive and judicial powers were also adopted at the third session.

The fourth session of the National Convention successfully adopted the detailed basic principles for the chapters on the legislation of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, the Pyithu Hluttaw, the Amyotha Hluttaw and the Region or State Hluttaw, the role of the Tatmadaw and the Fundamental Rights and Duties of Citizens.

The final session of the National Convention will be held on 18 July 2007. The detailed basic principles for the seven remaining chapters will be adopted at the final session. The flaws and weaknesses of already-adopted basic principles and detailed basic principles are to be reviewed and some amendments, additions and nullification are also to be made.

Thus, as the national duty, all the entire people are to strive for success of the National Convention that formulates plans for the emergence of a peaceful, modern developed democratic nation.