Philippines, rebels eye final peace deal by April
- Published: 1 Mar 2013 at 00.43
- Online news: Asia
The Philippines and a Muslim separatist group hope to finalise a peace agreement ending a decades-old insurgency by April, a government negotiator said Thursday.
Miriam Coronel Ferrer, chair of the government negotiating panel for peace talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), speaks during a news conference at the Philippines Embassy in Kuala Lumpur on January 26, 2013. The Philippines and a Muslim separatist group hope to finalise a peace agreement ending a decades-old insurgency by April, Coronel Ferrer said.
Manila and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) are working to put the finishing touches to plans for disarmament and wealth- and power-sharing by March, and deliver a final "comprehensive agreement" in April, Miriam Coronel Ferrer said.
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