Naypyidaw，January 01, 2023 （AseanAll） – Myanmar’s military extended its ceasefire agreement with ethnic armed groups until the end of 2023, according to a statement released by the office of the commander-in-chief of Defence Services on December 31, 2022 .
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According to the statement, the military has extended the ceasefire agreement with ethnic armed groups 21 times from December 21, 2018 till December 31, 2022.
After inviting the Ethnic Armed Organisations (EAOs) for peace talks on April 22, 2022, Myanmar State Administration Council (SAC) chairman Senior General Min Aung Hlaing then held talks with representatives of 10 EAOs, it said.
The EAOs that held talks with the SAC chairman are seven EAOs that are signatories to the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement and three non-signatory EAOs.
The ceasefire agreement was extended to boost the peace process in the Southeast Asian country, the statement said.
All organizations and individuals involved in the peace process are enjoined to exert concerted efforts to their utmost and in a manner that will benefit the Union to be able to increasingly implement the peace process during the extended ceasefire period，the statement emphasized.
