Myanmar Karen Rebel Group Presents Roadmap to Lasting Peace
February 22, 2012, 8:40 PM ESTBy Daniel Ten Kate
Feb. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Myanmar’s largest armed rebel group called for President Thein Sein to withdraw troops near areas it controls and cease military operations in all ethnic-controlled war zones before it begins talks on a lasting peace.
The Karen National Union, which signed a preliminary ceasefire with the government last month, is seeking concrete measures before engaging in a political dialogue, the group said in a statement today.
The KNU also called for the release of Karen political prisoners and said a sustainable peace can only be achieved with active political participation, according to the statement.
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