Myanmar Leaders Hold Landmark Meeting, but no Breakthroughs

Unprecedented talks among Myanmar’s political rivals and powerful army leaders have led to commitments to discuss political reforms and peace talks in the still-fractured country. Myanmar’s president, the country’s military chief and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi were the key figures at a first-of-its-kind meeting at a time when the political reform process appears to have stalled. Presidential spokesman Ye Htut said the military brass and political rivals at the meeting “agreed...

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