Sison: Door open for talks
Posted by Mai on October 30th, 2007
Philippine News — Manila Standard Today
Sison: Door open for talks
By Toby Sterling
UTRECHT—The door is open for a resumption of peace talks between the Philippine government and communist rebels who have been waging a nearly 40-year insurgency, an exiled former rebel leader said.
Jose Maria Sison, 68, living in The Netherlands since the mid-1980s, says he believes the conflict will be resolved in his lifetime and he will return to his homeland—though it may not be during the presidency of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, due to end in 2010.
He says he has been preparing for a resumption of talks since his arrest in August by Dutch authorities—and swift release for lack of evidence—for allegedly ordering killings in the Philippines.
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Philippine News — Manila Standard Today
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