Myanmar’s ruling military offers minorities new peace talks

By GRANT PECK
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BANGKOK (AP) — The chief of Myanmar’s military-installed authorities has supplied to take part personally in proposed peace talks with ethnic minority teams which have lengthy sought better autonomy by way of armed battle. Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing stated in a state tv broadcast that he needs to fulfill the ethnic group leaders to barter an finish to armed battle throughout the nation this 12 months. Spokespeople for 2 main ethnic minorities, the Kachin and the Karen, indicated no instant curiosity within the provide. Min Aung Hlaing’s overture is the most recent in a collection his administration has made to such teams because the army seized energy final 12 months from the elected authorities of Aung San Suu Kyi.