IMT: Conditions conducive to signing peace agreement (11 a.m.)
By Antonio M. Manaytay
IPIL, Zamboanga Sibugay - An official of the International Monitoring Team said conditions on the ground are conducive to the resumption of the peace talks between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation (MILF) this year.
Maj. Gen. Datuk Mat Yassin bin Mat Daud, head of the Malaysia-led International Monitoring Team (IMT), in an interview said, "Ground conditions are very conducive to the resumption of the peace talks as we effectively reduced the number of hostilities in Mindanao," Yassin bin Mat Daud said.
The IMT head claimed that since the monitoring team arrived, fighting between government and rebel forces has drastically decreased from 698 armed clashes in 2004 to just seven incidents last year.[more]
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
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