Myanmar Junta Seeks Peace Talks After Losing Ground in Conflict
- Generals are making a rare overture, plan to hold elections
- Opponents of the generals have mostly rebuffed the offer
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Myanmar’s generals are asking ethnic armed groups to take part in peace talks and elections in an attempt to stem losses from a simmering conflict that erupted after a military coup in 2021.
The fighting has led to the loss of lives and property as some armed organizations, including the People’s Defence Force, or PDF, did not want to resolve issues by political means, according to the State Administration Council led by junta chief Min Aung Hlaing.