UN envoy warns of possible civil war in Myanmar, seeks talks

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NAYPVIDAW, 26 May 2021, (TON): The UN special envoy for Myanmar, Chrisrine Schraner Burgener warned on Monday of possible civil war in the country, saying people are arming themselves against the military rules and protesters have are shifting from defensive to offensive actions, using homemade weapons and training from some ethnic armed groups.

Chrisrine Schraner Burgener said, “A civil war “could happen”. She said, “that’s why for the past three weeks from her base now in Thailand she has discussed with many key parties the idea of starting an inclusive dialogue that would include ethnic armed groups, political parties, civil society, strike committees and the army, known as the Tatmadaw, as well as a small group of witnesses from the international community.”

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