Overview
- Min Aung Hlaing unveiled the initiative at a cabinet meeting on Monday, inviting all armed groups to talks within 100 days and setting July 31 as the deadline.
- The Karen National Union and the Chin National Front rejected the offer, with leaders saying they will not return to the old ceasefire path or engage with a military-led administration.
- The National Unity Government, which coordinates resistance forces, said its People’s Defense Force units will keep fighting and called the invitation a fake attempt to extend military rule.
- The invitation covers groups that signed or never signed the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement, and it also asks People’s Defense Force fighters to enter the legal fold during the 100-day window.
- The push comes after Min Aung Hlaing became president following an election criticized as a sham, with conflict still widespread as long-running ethnic armies and new pro-democracy militias battle a military that regained ground in 2025 through China-brokered truces and a conscription boost.