Myanmar government signs peace accord with 8 of 15 ethnic armed groups

Q.  Myanmar government on 15th October 2015 signed a peace accord with ___ of 15 ethnic armed groups attended by India along with 5 other international witnesses.
- Published on 16 Oct 15

a. 6
b. 7
c. 9
d. 8

ANSWER: 8
 
Myanmar has signed a peace accord with 8 ethnic armed groups in the presence of the following nations as international witnesses- India, China, Japan, Thailand, UN and EU. The 8 groups among ethnic minorities which signed the peace accord belong to the Kayin and Chin groups. This pact aims at ending decades of civil war.

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