Myanmar's junta on Monday said prior to Tuesday's reopening of the National Convention that the military is committed to carrying out the road map ‘with the conviction to materialise a firm democracy system’. Speaking to journalists ahead of Tuesday's meeting, Information Minister Brigadier General Kyaw Hsan said the military was committed to carrying out the road map "with the conviction to materialise a firm democracy system, that is in conformity with Myanmar's objective conditions, stage by stage." He added, "In addition, those who are attempting to undermine the National Convention will be crushed with the people's strength." However, the National League for Democracy, which is led by Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, is boycotting the meeting after calls for the junta to honour the party's 1990 election victory and enter into talks with the party have been ignored.
Hsan accused the NLD of focusing on the party’s own interests "instead of focusing on the national interest." He also said that people who cast their ballots for the NLD ‘did not scrutinise it policies and capabilities and the background history of its candidates’ and honouring the results now would be meaningless and unrepresentative of the current population.