Myanmar–China has expressed interest in talks with the ethnic minority army junta, part of a powerful rebel coalition fighting Myanmar’s ruling military after a year of border fighting. News from bdnews. The Ta’ang National Liberation Army is a member of the rebel coalition fighting Myanmar’s military junta (TNLA) On Monday, they announced their willingness to sit down for talks. The TNLA made the decision in the face of increasingly weak junta and increasing pressure from China. Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military overthrew an elected government led by democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi in 2021. What started as a peaceful movement later turned into armed resistance and rebel attacks against the junta on multiple fronts. TNLA said in a statement on its official Telegram channel, They want an end to military airstrikes in northern Shan State. So they expressed willingness to negotiate and welcomed China’s mediation efforts. TNLA–Spokesperson Lowe Yai also said, Our civilians are suffering from airstrikes and other problems. So, We have to find a way. Operation 1027 launched in 2022–Part of its rebel alliance is the TNLA. This alliance poses the biggest challenge to the military junta. The junta lost control of several cities and military bases in their operations. on the other hand, The other two groups in the rebel alliance, the Arakan Army and the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army, did not immediately respond to requests for comment. China’s Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday, Beijing opposes any form of war and chaos in Myanmar. Therefore, it called on all parties to stop fighting and resolve the conflict through dialogue. Spokesman Mao Ning said at a regular news briefing, China will actively pursue peace talks and support and assist the peace process in northern Myanmar as much as possible.
Source: dainikazadi.net
