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MYANMAR-PEACE-TALK
Trilateral peace talks kick off in Myanmar’s capital
NAY PYI TAW, Oct. 15, 2018 (BSS/XINHUA) – Trilateral peace talks among the
Myanmar government, the army and 10 nationwide ceasefire accord (NCA)-
signatory ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) kicked off here Monday to
continue resolving matters in existence through negotiation.
The four-day talks, marking the third anniversary of the signing of NCA,
aimed at overcoming bottlenecks occurring at various levels of political
discussions.
The event also came three months after the third session of Myanmar’s 21st
Century Panglong Peace Conference in July.
Among the attendees of the government leadership at the opening ceremony
were State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Defense
Services Sen-Gen Min Aung Hlaing, and Chairman of the Kayin National Union
(KNU) Saw Mutu Sae Poe, who represents the 10 NCA-signatory EAOs.
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