KNU peace talks to focus on Code of conducts and Withdrawal of Troops

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Bangkok, August 5 (Dawei Watch)
Code of conducts on Ceasefire and withdrawal of Myanmar military from villages will be the key topics during the third-round peace talk between Karen National Union (KNU) and the government peacemaking team, Naw May Oo Mutraw, spokesperson of KNU told Dawei Watch.
The pre meeting for the peace talk today in Myanmar border town, Myawaddy, set to discuss these issues in Hpa-an, the capital of Karen state at the end of this month, she continued.
The KNU delegation team led by Naw Zipporah Sein, general secretary of KNU met with the government peacemaking team led by Railway minister, Aung Min.Three KNU liaison offices have been opened in Pegu, Karen States and Tanintharyi region after the second round peace talk in April.

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KNU peace talks to focus on Code of conducts and Withdrawal of Troops

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Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi speaks with old friends during a reception at Oxford University. (Photo: Reuters)

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Local contestants take part in a bodybuilding contest at Myanmar Convention Center (MCC) in Yangon, Myanmar, Saturday, June 23, 2012.

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