Myanmar government, ethnic armed groups resume peace talks

Peace negotiators of Myanmar government and ethnic armed groups resumed their seventh day of the seventh round of peace talks here Monday after a week-long recess.
The two sides are set to continue discussions on four remaining points left unresolved in their sixth day talks on March 22 and a draft nationwide ceasefire agreement (NCA) is expected to finalize during this resumed talks.
The government side Union Peace-Making Work Committee (UPWC) is led by its Vice Chairman U Aung Min, who is also minister at the President's Office, while the ethnic armed groups side Nationwide Ceasefire Coordination Team (NCCT) is headed by U Naing Han Tha.
The seventh round of peace talks in Yangon commenced on March 17 in a bid to finalize the peace deal.
Meanwhile, heavy fighting between the government forces and the Kokang ethnic army continued in Kokang region almost on a daily basis over the last two weeks and clashes with the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) as well in Kachin state amid the peace talks.