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🇲🇲Myanmar Junta Floats Peace Talks, Key Groups Refuse Myanmar's military-backed president Min Aung Hlaing has called for peace negotiations with armed opposition groups by July 31, five years after his coup plunged the country into civil war. The Karen National Union and the Chin National Front — both named in the offer — have already rejected the proposal. The outreach comes as the junta faces sustained military pressure across multiple fronts, with ethnic armed organizations and the People's Defence Force holding or contesting significant territory. Min Aung Hlaing rebranded as president under a new military-backed government structure, a move widely seen as an attempt to consolidate legitimacy rather than signal genuine reform. With two of the named groups publicly refusing, the July 31 deadline faces immediate credibility problems before any talks begin. #Myanmar @asianomics