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The spokesperson for the President’s Office confirmed to reporters on Tuesday that the agenda has been agreed for the upcoming talks.
Next week’s meeting will mark the first time the UNFC has sat for talks with the Burmese government.
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Both sides voice commitment to drafting process of Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement pending compromise on crucial issues.
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Delegates travel to the capital to discuss the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement.
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NCCT and UPWC agree to meet in Rangoon. KIA leader says discussions aimed at defusing the Kokang conflict will be included.
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No agreement set for next round of ceasefire talks following meeting between Myanmar Peace Center and delegates from ethnic groups.
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Both the Shan State Army’s North and South have held separate meetings with the Burmese government aimed at moving the peace process ahead.
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The Nationwide Ceasefire Coordination Team (NCCT), representing 17 ethnic armed groups, met with the government’s International Peace Making Working Committee (IPMWC) in Rangoon last weekend. DVB reporter Aye Naing interviewed Hla Maung Shwe of the Myanmar Peace Centre — mediators in the peace talks.
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The Burmese government has reached what one observer said was an 80 percent consensus with the ethnic groups on a framework to implement a nationwide ceasefire agreement.
Burma has agreed to release some 70 political prisoners, an official said Tuesday, after President Thein Sein vowed to free all dissidents by the end of the year
A coalition representing 11 of Burma’s ethnic armed groups and the government are planning to hold a new round of talks after months of delays
President Thein Sein called on the leader of the Shan State Army-South to remain committed to the union through “thick and thin” during a historic meeting in Naypyidaw on Monday
The Kachin Independence Organisation and government representatives signed a historic seven-point peace agreement raising hopes that Burma’s bloody northern conflict could finally come to an end
