Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, commander-in-chief of the armed forces, says non-ceasefire groups are welcome to join future peace talks, as armed groups push for more inclusive negotiations.

Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, commander-in-chief of the armed forces, says non-ceasefire groups are welcome to join future peace talks, as armed groups push for more inclusive negotiations.
The government’s new peace negotiator is set to have his first meeting with delegations of ethnic armed groups that didn’t sign last year’s Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement.
Some representatives of the Joint Monitoring Committee questioned Aung San Suu Kyi’s urgency and her determination to revive her father’s legacy.
Will an NLD-led government be able to transform the lives of conflict-affected ethnic communities, or will they continue to be dominated by militarisation?