Junta marks rebel ceasefire

Grand event: Deputy Prime Minister Gen Soe Win standing together with representatives from ethnic groups and government peacemaking groups during a ceremony to mark the eighth anniversary of the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement at the Myanmar International Convention Center in Naypyidaw. — AP

Maintaining a ceasefire with as many groups as possible is crucial for the military government, which for more than two years has been faced with nationwide armed resistance from opponents of its 2021 takeover. In order to shake and divide the anti-military rule alliances, the military government has also conducted a series of in-person peace talks with the leaders of ethnic minorities since May last year, with little to show for its effort.

He said the military “attaches great importance to the implementation of the NCA agreement,” according to an official translation of his speech.Many ethnic armies have been fighting the ethnic Burman majority government for greater autonomy for their regions since the country, then named Burma, gained independence from the British in 1948.In February 2018, two more ethnic rebel groups joined the ceasefire under Suu Kyi’s civilian government, bringing the total number of signatories to 10.

The three groups announced last Thursday in a joint statement that the agreement is no longer valid as the military has destroyed the basic principles of the agreement and repeated vicious attacks that target civilians since its takeover.The demands include the military’s withdrawal from politics, implementation of federal democracy and acceptance of international involvement in solving the country’s crisis.

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