Aung San Suu Kyi said Wednesday that the country’s unresolved political problems were the root cause of failure to end hostilities between the government military and ethnic armed groups as Myanmar continues to strive for permanent peace, RFA reported.

As State Counsellor, Aung San Suu Kyi has made ending Myanmar’s armed conflicts and forging peace the cornerstone of her administration, but the peace process has been stymied by ongoing fighting between Myanmar forces and rebel armies in outlying ethnic regions and by the Rohingya crisis in Rakhine state.

Her civilian-led government has held three sessions of the 21st-Century Panglong Conference attended by delegates from the government, military, and ethnic armed organizations. So far, only 10 out of Myanmar’s more than 20 ethnic armies have signed a nationwide cease-fire agreement (NCA).

State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi speaks during the ceremony to mark the 73rd anniversary of Myanmar's Union Day in Panglong, Shan State. Photo: Shan Information Committee NLD