Since taking over in 2021, the regime has never conducted an outreach of this kind. It also follows the collapse of a cease-fire in the northern Shan state, mediated by China.
The junta encouraged “terrorist insurgent groups” and ethnic armed groups to “communicate with us to solve political problems politically” and to participate in the elections that are scheduled for the following year.
The National Unity Government (NUG), which was exiled, stated that the junta lacked the right to conduct elections and that the offer was not worthy of consideration.
As it battled to maintain control, the junta on Thursday offered an olive branch.
As it battled on several fronts to quell a broad uprising, the junta extended an olive branch on Thursday.
According to some sources, less than half of Myanmar’s territory is currently under the junta’s authority.
Three ethnic armies united in June launched a fresh onslaught against the military, taking control of land near a vital route leading to China’s Yunnan province, which shares a border with Myanmar.
China’s ambitious plan to connect its landlocked southwest to the Indian Ocean via Myanmar has been thwarted by the conflict near the border in Shan state.
During a visit to Myanmar last month, it is believed that Wang Yi, Beijing’s senior diplomat, warned Min Aung Hlaing, the country’s ruler.
