Myanmar's State Counsellor and Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi (C), President Htin Kyaw (R) and vice president Henry Van Thio (L) gather for a group picture with ethnic rebel leaders and top government officials during the opening of the peace conference in Naypyidaw on August 31, 2016. Peace talks between Myanmar's government and warring ethnic minorities kicked off on August 31 in a bid to end decades of conflict that have claimed thousands of lives and kept the country mired in poverty. / AFP PHOTO / AUNG HTET
