The government and armed ethnic groups reported more progress towards agreement on a national ceasefire agreement after the latest round of negotiations in Yangon on May 22.
Representatives of the Union Peace-Making Work Committee and the Nationwide Ceasefire Coordination Team said the negotiations, which resumed at the Myanmar Peace Center on May 21, had completed deliberations of five of the seven chapters of a draft ceasefire accord.
The negotiations were due to continue on May 23.
“We came to understand more about each individual’s position and thus came to more agreements,” said the deputy leader of the NCCT, Padoh Kwe Htoo Win.
The talks have been focusing on the 45 points of a 122-point draft accord on which agreement was yet to be reached.
Leaders of both sides agreed that another round of negotiations would be needed once the draft was accepted to allow for consultations with the groups they represent.
Padoh Kwe Htoo Win said there would need to be a summit of ethnic groups before the NCCT could finalise negotiations with the UPWC on a ceasefire agreement.
