YANGON, Jan 1 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar’s military extended its ceasefire agreement with ethnic armed groups until the end of 2023, according to a statement released by the Office of the Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services, yesterday.
According to the statement, the military has extended the ceasefire agreement with ethnic armed groups for 21 times from Dec 21, 2018 till Dec 31, 2022.
After inviting the Ethnic Armed Organisations (EAOs) for peace talks on Apr 22, 2022, State Administration Council (SAC) Chairman, Senior General, Min Aung Hlaing then held talks with representatives of 10 EAOs, it said.
The EAOs that held talks with the SAC chairman are seven EAOs that are signatories to Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) and three non-signatory EAOs.
The ceasefire agreement was extended, to boost the peace process in the country, the statement said.– NNN-MNA