HomeRights-claiming in a rule of law vacuumRepresentatives from Myanmar’s government and KNU shake hands during peace talks at Hotel Zwekabin in Pa-an
Representatives from Myanmar’s government and KNU shake hands during peace talks at Hotel Zwekabin in Pa-an
Representatives from Myanmar's government and the Karen National Union (KNU) shake hands during peace talks at Hotel Zwekabin in Pa-an, capital of the Karen State in eastern Myanmar January 12, 2012. Myanmar's government opened peace talks with the Karen National Union (KNU) on Thursday to try to end the country's longest-running rebellion as part of a drive to strike ceasefire deals with all its ethnic separatist groups. Both the government and the 19-member KNU delegation were optimistic that deals could be reached later in the day on three key areas on the agenda, which would be a small step towards the lifting of two decades of Western sanctions on Myanmar. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun (MYANMAR - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)
