The new round will be in
Hpa-an, Kachin state, according to a joint statement on the two sides’
talks on ceasefire in Myitgyina, Kachin, which has not provided a
specific date for it.
The ceasefire talks,
initially scheduled for November 4 till November 5 evening, were wrapped
up before noon on November 5. It was attended by the government peace
negotiators who were led by President Office Minister Aung Min and the
representatives of 16 ethnic armed groups.
According to the
statement, though no significant results were achieved, the sides
reiterated their commitment to proceed with the peace process through a
nationwide ceasefire, crafting a framework for a political dialogue and
the eventual holding of the political dialogue.
At the meeting, both sides confirmed it is impossible to have a
nationwide ceasefire agreement signed within this month as the
government has originally planned.
The Myitkyina meeting was the
first peace talks between the government and representatives of ethnic
armed groups. 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.-VNA