An ethnic minority army that is part of a formidable rebel alliance fighting Myanmar’s ruling military has announced its willingness to hold talks with the junta after a yearlong battle along the Myanmar-China border.
So, we need to find a way out,” TNLA spokesperson Lway Yay Oo said.
The other two groups in the alliance, the Arakan Army and the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army, did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
The rebel alliance had previously reached a ceasefire in January with Myanmar’s military during China-mediated talks, but the deal collapsed in June and fighting resumed.
Myanmar’s parallel administration, the National Unity Government, said Beijing must consider the desires of Myanmar’s people when getting involved in the country’s crisis.
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