ence ▁Organisation ▁( K IO ), ▁the ▁Kar en ▁National ▁Union ▁( K NU ) ▁and ▁the ▁Kar en ni ▁National ▁Progress ive ▁Party ▁( K N PP ); ▁however , ▁the ▁al liance ▁remained ▁d orm ant ▁for ▁several ▁years , ▁prompt ing ▁Y aw d ▁Ser k ▁to ▁express ▁his ▁desire ▁to ▁rev ive ▁the ▁al liance ▁in ▁anticip ation ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁general ▁election . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 6 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁government ▁and ▁the ▁SS A - S ▁signed ▁a ▁mut ual ▁agreement ▁with ▁the ▁following ▁ 1 1 ▁points : ▁ ▁To ▁allow ▁SS A - S ▁headquarters ▁in ▁Hom ain ▁sub - town ship ▁and ▁Mong ▁Hat ▁sub - town ship ▁ ▁To ▁negoti ate ▁and ▁ar range ▁the ▁res ett lement ▁of ▁SS A - S ▁troops ▁and ▁their ▁families ▁in ▁the ▁locations ▁mentioned ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁point ▁ ▁The ▁appointment ▁by ▁the ▁SS A - S ▁of ▁village ▁heads ▁in ▁the ▁region , ▁which ▁would ▁work ▁with ▁government ▁official ▁for ▁town ship ▁administration ; ▁ ▁Government ▁soldiers ▁in ▁Hom ain ▁sub - town ship ▁and ▁Mong ▁Hat ▁sub - town ship ▁will ▁give ▁help ▁to ▁the ▁SS A - S ▁ ▁Both ▁sides ▁will ▁discuss ▁and ▁negoti ate ▁to ▁ar range ▁for ▁the ▁security ▁of ▁SS A - S ▁leaders ▁ ▁Government ▁troops ▁and ▁the ▁SS A - S ▁would ▁negoti ate ▁to ▁design ate ▁areas ▁where ▁they ▁could ▁enter ▁border ▁areas ; ▁ ▁Each