September 1，2016

A historic peace conference between Myanmar's government and the country's ethnic minorities began on Wednesday in Nay Pyi Taw hoping to achieve national reconciliation and end the decade-long violence. 

Although no concrete deal is expected from the meeting, the gathering gives hope to the peace process and is conducive to Sino-Myanmar relations in the long-run, experts said. 

The five-day 21st Century Panglong Conference includes representatives from the government, parliament, military, armed ethnic and non-armed organizations and civil society.

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