Myanmar’s military and the Arakan Army are holding indirect talks through mediators to try to build on a three-week lull in fighting in Rakhine state since elections, spokesmen for the warring sides told RFA.
Myanmar military spokesman Major General Zaw Min Tun described the recent developments as creating “very good conditions” in a news conference Nov. 27.
The spokesman didn’t specify the groups acting as intermediaries, but on Nov. 25 he told RFA that lower-level personnel are in talks with the AA through unofficial conduits such as community leaders.