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Both parties agreed to hold regular, quadripartite meetings that would bring the country’s “four estates” to the table; meetings will include executive, judicial, legislative and media representatives. 

The meeting was attended by eight members of the council — Deputy-chairman Pho Thaukkyar, Secretary Kyaw Min Swe, Joint-Secretary Nan Kalyar and members Khin Maung Htay, Pe Myint, Thiha Saw, Ye Min Oo and Zaw Thet Htwe — and five members of the government. President Thein Sein was joined by Aung Min, Tin Naing Thein and Khin Yi, as well as the freshly appointed Minister of Information Ye Htut.

Formerly deputy information minister and the president’s spokesperson, Ye Htut was sworn in as information minister on Friday morning during the last day of the current parliamentary session. He was appointed by the president on Wednesday after his predecessor, Aung Kyi, was “allowed” to resign in the latest in a trend of sudden and politically jarring ministerial shake-ups.