Myanmar government and Kachin rebel groups reach a ceasefire agreement, the height of a year of positive developments

On January 20, United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed the announcement by the Government of Myanmar (Burma) of a ceasefire in Kachin. In a statement dated January 24, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Myanmar confirmed that "peace agreements have been achieved at various stages with all ethnic armed groups except the rebel group Kachin Independence Army (KIO/KIA)...

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