21 July 2016

News Story: Myanmar military voices no objection to holding ethnic summit

YANGON, July 20 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar's military on Wednesday voiced no objection to the ethnic summit planned for later this month, Lt. Gen. Mya Tun Oo from the office of commander-in-chief (Army) told the press in Yangon Wednesday.

The summit is to be held in Maijayan, northernmost Kachin state, controlled by the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO), although the road leading to Maijayan is in government-controlled area.

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