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Southeast Asia
Philippines seeks talks with MILF next month
2013-06-21
The Philippine government said on Friday it wanted to resume talks with Muslim militants early next month to kickstart negotiations for a peace settlement that seem to have stalled recently.

The chief government negotiator, Miriam Ferrer, and her Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) counterpart Mohagher Iqbal agreed during a brief meeting in Norway early this week to resume formal talks in early July.

Senen Bacani, a government official, said the next meeting should help the government achieve its goal to reach agreement on the detailed terms of a peace settlement this year. He said, "I am very hopeful that we will finish this comprehensive agreement in a month or two."

However MILF vice chairman Ghazali Jaafar was not as optimistic, saying the militant group's leadership had yet to approve the government proposal for a fresh round of formal talks. He said, "Those (talks in July) is what we have been hearing very recently but we have not yet officially received such a proposal."
Posted by:ryuge

#5  they'll still have to open for Frank G & The Turbans
Posted by: Frank G   2013-06-21 21:14  

#4  Barbara and Her Beautiful Buxom Babe Band, sounds good too !




Pic deleted. Some of our gentle readers have noted in the past the such images create problems. So don't do it.
Posted by: Shomp Glert7500   2013-06-21 19:24  

#3  Wonder if that's a good name for a rock band? ;-p
Posted by: Barbara   2013-06-21 19:01  

#2  Miriam Ferrer, leader of the MILFs

Sounds like an excellent Rantburg Nic.
Posted by: CrazyFool   2013-06-21 18:47  

#1  Miriam Ferrer, leader of the MILFs. What's not to like.

(I know, you've probably heard it 1,000 times, but I had to say something. I promise not to do it again.)
Posted by: Person of Choler   2013-06-21 18:16  

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