Suu Kyi warns Myanmar rebel groups against signing nationwide peace deal in haste
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Myanmar's opposition leader has warned armed ethnic minority groups not to rush into signing a nationwide ceasefire deal, a position that pits her against President Thein Sein, who has made reaching a deal before November's general election his top priority.
Talks between more than a dozen rebel groups and the government have been on-again-off-again for more than 18 months.
Win Htein, an executive of the opposition National League for Democracy, said Wednesday that party leader Aung San Suu Kyi expressed her opinion at a meeting over the weekend with Maj. Htoo Htoo Lay of the Karen National Union, which has announced it is ready to sign.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Ethnic minority groups seeking greater autonomy have been fighting the central government for decades.