Myanmar resistance leaders present united front in Tokyo

TOKYO -- A minister in Myanmar's parallel government and high-ranking leaders of three ethnic armed organizations held a news conference in Tokyo on Wednesday in a rare joint move on foreign soil intended to emphasize their unity against the military regime.

The participants included Zaw Wai Soe, the minister of education and health in the parallel National Unity Government; Salai Thla Hei, general secretary of the Chin National Front; Saw Nimrod, secretary of the foreign affairs department of the Karen National Union (KNU); and Luiz, secretary of the international and alliance relations committee of the Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP).