Myanmar gov't, ethnic groups hold 1st formal talks

CHIANG MAI, Thailand - Aung Min (2nd from L), the President Office minister of Myanmar, and Nai Hong Sar (3rd from L), who leads the delegation of the United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC), give a press conference in the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai on Feb. 20, 2013. The first formal political negotiations between the Myanmar government and the federation of the country's ethnic groups were conducted the same day in the city.