Concluding preliminary talks with a govt delegation in Myitkyina, a Kachin army spokesman says it will attend talks next week but is unsure whether a ceasefire will be signed.
The Kachin peace activists perceived that the Elders were anything but attentive to what they had to say as they seemed predisposed to the narrative provided by government officials and the Myanmar Peace Center.
An almost cold war attitude among some ethnic leaders towards the Burmese government is threatening the peace process at a time when it cannot afford to regress.
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