Myanmar Government’s Central Peace-Making Work Committee and
representatives of 15 out of 17 ethnic armed groups launched their first
peace talks in six decades on November 4 in Myitgyina, the capital of
the northernmost state of Kachin.
The Government side to the
talks was headed by Vice Chairman of the Central Peace-Making Work
Committee U Aung Min, while the 15 ethnic armed groups were represented
by their leaders.
The historical talks involved the largest number of ethnic armed groups.
Earlier
on November 2, leaders of 17 ethnic armed groups signed an 11-point
framework agreement to prepare for a nationwide ceasefire deal with the
Government.
The agreement, reached at the end of a meeting of
the ethnic armed groups’ leaders in Laiza, Kachin state, calls for
holding political dialogues with the Government at the soonest possible
time and laying down a political roadmap acceptable for both sides.
The agreement is expected to be presented at the two-day talks with the Government.-VNA