After nearly a 12 months of lethal conflict between the Burmese military junta that overthrew the federal government and citizen protesters and rebel rebel groups, Burmese junta chief General Min Aung Hlaing has declared a ceasefire in Myanmar after assembly with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen. The Prime Minister met with the junta leader on Friday after months of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations attempting to send an envoy to negotiate peace within the troubled country.
As the chief of the National Administrative Council that’s holding management in Myanmar now, Min Aung Hlaing said that he had organized a 5-month ceasefire with the Ethnic Armed Organizations aligned towards them, set to run out next month. But he agreed to now lengthen that ceasefire until the end of 2022.
The news was reported by the Vietnam News Agency that was citing a press release that had been issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Cambodia. The Burmese leader mentioned that he was asking in the curiosity of the people of Myanmar that all events stay calm and refrain from any more violence in acceptance of the peace treaty.
In a surprising change in fact, Min Aung Hlaing said that he welcomed the Special Ambassador to Myanmar from ASEAN to participate in the ceasefire talks with the EAO after months of treading water making an attempt to get representatives from the international locations of Southeast Asia into Myanmar with no progress.
The visit from Cambodia’s prime minister may be as a outcome of, as of January 1st, Cambodia is the model new chair of ASEAN. Hun Sen is now the primary foreign chief on Burmese soil since the coup last February. He spent two days on the ground in hopes of discovering solutions to the political disaster and opening up the navy junta to constructive talks with nations in the region which have a stake in the stability of Myanmar and Southeast Asia.
One telling element is that, while inviting the ASEAN Special Ambassador to Myanmar and the ASEAN Secretary-General to return to the country, they confused the necessity to organize logistics for humanitarian assist and Covid-19 vaccination for the individuals of Myanmar, suggesting that perhaps a growing medical emergency has prompted the change of heart.
Regardlessly, ผลไม้ of a ceasefire and being open to international assistance and negotiation will be the begin of a path to peace and recovery for the ravaged nation..