Conditions for peace talks set by Commander-in-Chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing indicate problems ahead for Daw Aung San Suu Kyi as she tries to convene a “21st-century Panglong” conference to include all ethnic armed groups.
Speaking to a select group of reporters in Nay Pyi Taw on May 13, the senior general said he had told State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi he wanted “eternal peace” and that the Tatmadaw would work toward this over the new government’s five-year term. He also made clear that he intended to see out that term himself.
“The door is open to those who wish to sign the peace agreement,” he was quoted as saying by the state-run Global New Light of Myanmar at his first press conference since the new government took over in late March. The Myanmar Times was not invited. (Courtesy of mmtimes.com)
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