KIO/KIA rejects Myanmar junta’s offer of peace talks

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The Kachin Independence Organization and its armed wing, the Kachin Independence Army, rejected the Myanmar junta’s offer of peace talks. The group said the offer would not change conditions on the ground, as the regime increases its military presence in Kachin State.

The group says the move comes as the regime increases its military presence in Kachin State, and would have no impact on the situation on the ground