Myanmar halts offensives against Kachin militias:-Myanmar, government plans to bring an end to a series of decades-old
conflicts with ethnic rebels within three years and has ordered troops
to halt offensives against Kachin militias.
Minister of Industry and head of the Union Level Peace-Making Group Aung Thaung said that the government is discussing ceasefire agreements with numerous armed ethnic groups and will eventually shore up the deals at a special conference in parliament to find lasting peace.
Ceasefires with Myanmar's many border-based armed ethnic groups have been a key demand by the West for sanctions to be lifted and the government has made it a priority among a wave of reforms launched in the past few months. The reforms include the release of more than 200 political prisoners.
Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, who plans to run in a by-election next year for a vacant parliamentary seat, has been pushing for peace deals for years. She has advocated autonomy under a federal system for at least three months.
Minister of Industry and head of the Union Level Peace-Making Group Aung Thaung said that the government is discussing ceasefire agreements with numerous armed ethnic groups and will eventually shore up the deals at a special conference in parliament to find lasting peace.
Ceasefires with Myanmar's many border-based armed ethnic groups have been a key demand by the West for sanctions to be lifted and the government has made it a priority among a wave of reforms launched in the past few months. The reforms include the release of more than 200 political prisoners.
Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, who plans to run in a by-election next year for a vacant parliamentary seat, has been pushing for peace deals for years. She has advocated autonomy under a federal system for at least three months.
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