YANGON, Nov. 24 -- Myanmar's Commander-in-Chief of the Defense Services Senior-General Min Aung Hlaing has promised not to make a U-turn on the country's path to democratization process, local media reported Monday.

Meeting with members of the Myanmar Press Council (Interim) in Nay Pyi Taw, Min Aung Hlaing said that the military would cooperate in accordance with law with any new government produced out of the 2015 general election.

He spoke in favor of holding a nationwide referendum to decide on amendment of the constitution.

He agreed to organize a workshop soon to promote relations between the military and media industry.

Meanwhile, the Lower House of Myanmar's parliament continued to debate on a draft referendum law if the country's constitution needs to be amended.

The nationwide referendum is to be held in May next year and the result will be applied in the next parliament term produced from the upcoming general election in 2015, which will be held under the existing 2008 constitution, according to speaker of the parliament and the Lower House U Shwe Mann.

In recent parliamentary debate over the constitution amendment, the non-elected military MPs, who account for 25 percent of the legislative body, opposed the widespread call for constitutional change including the change of two sensitive sections -- Section- 436 and Section 59 (f).

The next general election of Myanmar is preliminarily set to be held near the end of 2015.