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MAE SOT — Not so long ago, a cease-fire between the Karen National Union (KNU) and Burma’s Thein Sein government would have seemed incredibly unlikely.
Representative of the rebel Karen National Union (KNU) Saw Jawni - Johnny - (left) and a Burma government official (right) exchange documents following cease-fire talks in Hpa-an, the main city of the country's eastern Karen state on Jan. 12, 2012. (Soe Than Win/AFP/Getty Images)
An end to the world's longest running civil war — it certainly sounds big.
And it could be, assuming the peace lasts and everyone's true to their word.
Burma's nominally civilian government continues to make concessions, seeking international legitimacy and closer ties after nearly 50 years in diplomatic isolation.
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