Myanmar's National League for Democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi sits in meeting room after the opening of the new upper house of parliament in Naypyitaw February 3, 2016. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun/Files
LOI TAI LENG, Myanmar (Reuters) - Speaking to 1,000 of his soldiers at a mountain base on Myanmar's border with Thailand, the leader of a powerful ethnic armed group called on other rebels to join government-led peace talks and appealed for unity among the country's minorities.
"Stop shooting and come to the negotiation table," said Yawd Serk, who leads the 6,000-strong Shan State Army-South (SSA-S). "Whether it is trustworthy or not, we should grab the chance to talk."
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