Four armed ethnic groups operating in Myanmar’s Shan State have called on China to mediate to end clashes after the government claimed that a major town. Mongkoe, had been brought back under army control.
A joint statement by the combined forces of the Northern Alliance - Burma demanded the military stop its offensives immediately and withdraw troops from ethnic areas across the whole country, according to a report by the Anadolu Agency on 5 December.
The statement added that the alliance was ready to end fighting so fair and genuine political negotiations with the government could take place.