MILF infighting worries RP before talks
02/07/2011The chief of the govern-ment peace panel yesterday said he was “seriously concerned” after a feared rebel commander broke from the main Islamic separatist group ahead of peace talks.
Ameril Umbra Kato’s split from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) could compromise talks between the government and the rebels, warned chief negotiator Marvic Leonen, casting a pall over hopes for an end to one of the world’s longest-running insurgencies.
“The government views the reported resignation of a known commander of the MILF with serious concern and looks forward to a clarification from the MILF (peace) panel,” Leonen said in a statement.
Leonen, who is due to meet his MILF counterparts on Wednesday to reopen the stalled talks, said the government wanted a settlement with the 12,000-strong MILF “at the soonest possible time.”.... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20110207hed3.html
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