Agreement paves the way for further peace talks with ethnic armies, but fighting in the north continuesBurma’s government and 16 ethnic armed groups on Tuesday agreed the wording of a draft nationwide ceasefire agreement aimed at ending decades of civil unrest.Though it was lauded as a significant step – the opposing sides have been tussling over words and rights to natural resources for months – the continued fighting between the army and small rebel groups along the northern frontier highlight the challenges ahead.