18 July 2016

News Story: Myanmar state counselor holds talks with ceasefire non-signatory armed groups

YANGON, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi held talks with non-signatory armed groups to the Nationwide Cease fire Accord (NCA) for the first time in Yangon Sunday on the country's peace process.

The non-signatory armed groups are represented by the United Nationalities Federal Council( UNFC)'s Delegation for Political Negotiation (DPN).

The meeting at the National Reconciliation and Peace Center (NRPC) came ahead of a four-day ethnic summit planned for July 26-29 in Maijayan, northernmost Kachin state, controlled by the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO).

Aung San Suu Kyi, who is also chairperson of the NRPC and leading the government delegation, had discussions with the DPN, headed by U N'Ban La, chairman of the UNFC.

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