The Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) has denied reports that it is under pressure to withdraw from four towns that it currently controls in northern Shan State.
Lway Yay Oo, a spokesperson for the group, said the subject of pulling out of Monglon, Mongngawt, Namtu, and Namkham was not raised during talks that took place between TNLA leaders and junta representatives in Kunming, China, last month.
“There has been no discussion among us about the regime asking for these towns back. There has been no pressure,” Lway Yay Oo told Myanmar Now.
The denial comes after some media outlets reported recently that the junta delegation, led by Lt-Gen Ko Ko Oo, had demanded the return of the towns during the talks in Kunming, held May 12-13.
The towns are among the few that the TNLA still holds after the junta retook . . .
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