Second meeting between Three Brotherhood Alliance and junta concludes without any agreement

The second meeting between the Three Brotherhood Alliance (MNDAA, TNLA and AA) and junta, held in Kunming of China from 22 to 24 December with Beijing’s  intervention ended in a breakdown without reaching any agreement, said the VOA Burmese.

The report cited an anonymous attendee in the meeting and stated that the discussion primarily focused on troop deployment and reopening of trade routes, but no agreement could be reached.

It is said that both the parties agreed to convene another meeting in  January 2024.

The first discussion resulted in a Haigeng Agreement between the two parties outlining a 20-day temporary ceasefire from 11 to 31 December. But the intense fighting continued despite the agreement.

China's foreign ministry recently urged the Myanmar military rulers to exercise restraint in handling the current conflicts across the country.

The intense fighting in various parts of Rakhine State mainly in Mrauk-U township as well as Paletwa township of  Chin State is still going on.

The military analysts indicated that the outbreak of skirmishes in Ramree (Yanbye), Kyauktaw and  Maungdaw townships has heightened tensions across the Rakhine region and it may erupt at any moment.

Caption for photo: Unrelated to the current meeting, this is an old photo.