The Myanmar military and the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) signed a formal ceasefire agreement, which came into effect on Saturday, halting the constant fighting, Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Monday as reported by Xinhua.
They said that China's support for the junta and its planned election "undermines the will of the Myanmar people, deepens the people's suffering and prolongs the crisis."
Since the start of a major anti-junta offensive late last month in Myanmar, border crossings in northern Shan State to China, including Muse and Chin She Haw, have been closed.
The talks were held over two days in the Mongla region in northern Myanmar's Shan state, near the Chinese border. According to local reports, the meetings were attended by Guo Bao, China's special envoy from the neighbouring Chinese province Yunnan's Foreign Affairs Department, VOA reported.
Myanmar's military administration conducted discussions with three ethnic armed groups about holding polls in regions under rebel control, Al Jazeera quoted a spokesman for one of the groups as saying on Saturday.
New Delhi [India], Aug. 15 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will unfurl the national flag and address the nation from the historic Red Fort on the 72nd Independence Day on Wednesday.