As I said, peace had been established in the areas surrounding our MTA enclave and this had an impact on the people living in areas under our control, in the areas we were operating in. U Khun Sa himself came under this impact and began to entertain thoughts for peace. This coincided with certain military setbacks and losses of the MTA, and also with some turmoil within the organization itself. All this added to U Khun Sa's wish to end the closing chapters of his life on a positive historical note, propelled him towards a firm decision to surrender unconditionally. But to be more precise we should say those who reject the value of peace, not those who don't appreciate peace.
Peace is really priceless.
Looked at super ficially, there seems to be nothing very unusual or complicated about an arms surrender. People might think it's quite simple and straightforward. But the complexities involved in making the arrangements, and the difficulties encountered have to be experienced to be believed. Yet what I've told you is just what I saw, what I observed and understood to the best of my knowledge. Those who had to make their way through a hail of bullets and a path of mines to establish contact like the facilitator and the intelligence delegation.