However, the government's Central Peace-Making Work Committee and the ethnic armed groups' Nationwide Ceasefire Coordination Team agreed to continue next round of talks set for December in Pha-an, capital of southeastern Kayin state, to strive for final clinching of a nationwide ceasefire and entering political dialogue at an early date, according to their joint statement released at the closing of the Myitgyina talks.

The joint statement also disclosed that during the Myitgyina talks, the ethnic armed groups' nationwide ceasefire coordination team presented to the government its 11-point  nationwide ceasefire framework agreement reached at their prior Laiza Peace Conference, while the government's Central Peace Making Work Committee put forward its draft nationwide ceasefire accord for future signing.

Despite discussions on the presentations, both sides were unable to make immediate response to each other's proposals, calling for further review on them.

The government side was headed by Vice Chairman of the Central Peace-Making Work Committee U Aung Min, while the 15 ethnic armed groups were represented by their nationwide ceasefire coordination team involving leaders of  Kachin Independence Army (KIA), United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC), Kayin National Union (KNU), Kayinni National Progressive Party (KNPP), Restoration Council of the Shan State Army (RCSS), Pa-O National Liberation Organization (PNLO), Democratic Kayin Buddhist Army (DKBA), New Mon State Party (NMSP) and Chin National Front (CNF).

There were also international observers among the attendees who are UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy to Myanmar Vijay Nambiar and Asian Special Representative of China Wang Ying Fan.  

The historical talks involving the largest number of ethnic armed groups came two days after leaders of 17 ethnic armed groups signed an 11-point framework agreement of their own in Laiza for making nationwide ceasefire deal with the government.

The Laiza summit of ethnic armed groups, organized by the KIA, lasted from Oct. 30 to Nov. 2.

Myanmar President U Thein Sein sent a message to Laiza Summit, saying that the decision for future tasks adopted and agreements produced out of the ethnic summit, could help to sign nationwide ceasefire accords with the government and lay down framework for political dialogue to build peace in the country.

He also expressed the belief that national reconsolidation could only be achieved through joint efforts of all nationalities inhabiting in the union.