MYANMAR (Burma) has announced an end to a military offensive against ethnic minority rebels in the northern state of Kachin in the face of growing international concern.
The statement on Friday from the information ministry came hours after the country's fledgling parliament passed a motion calling for a halt to the fighting, which has marred optimism about the country's political reforms.
"The commander in chief reaffirmed that the Tatmadaw (military) will follow the command of the president not to carry out offensive attacks except in self-defence," it said.
"But in an armed conflict, both sides need to halt attacks to cool tensions," it said.
The conflict between the government troops and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) had escalated recently with the use of air strikes by the military, prompting the US and the UN to voice concern.
President Thein Sein's reformist government said a year ago it had ordered the military to halt offensives against ethnic minority rebels, but the Kachin conflict continued, raising doubts about his control over the armed forces.
The government has described the recent strikes against the KIA to regain control of a strategically important hill in the area of La Gyar Yang.
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