24 November 2016

News Story: Myanmar state counselor urges armed groups in conflict to join ceasefire pact signing

Soldiers of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA)
YANGON, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar's State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday urged the armed groups in conflict to join the government's peace process by signing the Nationwide Ceasefire Accord (NCA).

Suu Kyi, as the capacity of chairperson of the National Reconciliation and Peace Center, made the call in an announcement issued on the situation of current conflicts in northern Shan state.

She said she was saddened and disappointed by the current clashes in the northern part of the country.

She extended sympathy and condolence to victims who had lost their lives and been wounded.

Read the full story at Xinhua