YANGON (Reuters) - A ceasefire agreement soon to be signed by Myanmar's armed rebel groups and the government is likely to fall short of its goals and will exclude a major group, officials involved in the talks said on Wednesday.
President Thein Sein has made a wide-ranging peace deal a top priority, and the failure to bring more armed ethnic groups together is a blow to the ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party ahead of a Nov. 8 general election.
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