Myanmar's embattled junta on Thursday invited armed groups opposed to its rule to stop fighting and start talks to bring peace, after three-and-a-half years of conflict."We invite ethnic armed groups,

Myanmar's ruling military on Thursday urged its armed opponents to abandon what it called "terrorism" and join the political fold by registering to contest a general election next year.

We invite ethnic armed groups, terrorist insurgent groups, and terrorist PDF groups which are fighting against the state to give up terrorist fighting and communicate with us," the junta said