Myanmar president stresses union's independence, sovereignty.

CGTN
12-Feb-2019 

 

Myanmar President U Win Myint on Tuesday stressed the united strength and commitment of all ethnic people in helping preserve and perpetuate independence and sovereignty, and prevent the disintegration of the union.

Myanmar’s Military Warns Ethnic Armies Against Trying to Expand Territory During Cease-fire.

2019-01-25

 Major General Tun Tun Nyi, vice chairman of the Myanmar military’s information committee, prepares to discuss the recent Arakan Army conflict at a rare military press conference at the Defense Services Museum in Myanmar's capital Naypyidaw, Jan. 18, 2019.

Myanmar’s military on Friday warned ethnic armed groups to end hostilities in five of its command regions around the country and to stop attempts to expand their territory during the temporary unilateral cease-fire that the armed forces imposed in December, or risk damaging the nation’s teetering peace process.

KNU, RCSS must make clear timeframe for suspension of talks

AUNG NAING OO | 11 JAN 2019

A friend who follows the peace process from afar wrote to me recently and asked, “Is Myanmar trying to keep a ceasefire that may no longer exist soon?”

His comment came following the suspension of cooperation in November by the two biggest ethnic armed organisations – the Karen National Union (KNU) and Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS) – that signed the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement in October 2015.