CPP accuses gov’t of ending peace talks 09/07/2011

CPP accuses gov’t of ending peace talks

09/07/2011
The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) is now bracing for its so-called “war of suppression” by the Aquino government which it accused of being determined to put an end to the peace negotiations with the National Democratic Front (NDF).

In a statement, the CPP noted the Aquino government’s recent statements regarding the peace negotiations, showing apparent disinterest in ending the decades-long armed conflicts through the peace process.

The CPP said the government of the Philippines failure to use the peace negotiations as a tool for pacification, apparently referring to the New People’s Army (NPA), prompted the GRP to loose interest in the talking peace with the NDF.

“After only a few months, it has become obvious that the GRP is only interested in using the peace negotiations with the NDFP as a bait to hook the revolutionary forces into agreeing to one ceasefire after another, without addressing the socio-economic and political issues that lie at the roots of the armed conflict,” the CPP stated..... MORE

Source:  The Daily Tribune

URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/nation/20110907nat4.html