Philippines' Aquino visits rebel stronghold
- Published: 11 Feb 2013 at 13.44
- Online news: Asia
Philippine President Benigno Aquino paid a historic visit Monday to Muslim rebel territory in a bid to speed up efforts to end one of Asia's longest and deadliest insurgencies.
This handout photo taken and released by Malacanang Photo Bureau (MPB) shows Philippine President Benigno Aquino (right) talking with Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) chief Murad Ebrahim during a visit to the rebels stronghold in Sultan Kudarat, on the southern island of Mindanao, on February 11, 2013.
Four months after his government agreed on a roadmap with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front for a final peace deal by 2016, Aquino travelled to the insurgents' stronghold in the far south as a confidence-building measure.
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