Philippine government and communist rebels agree to resume talks to end a deadly protracted conflict


Special Adviser to the President, Minister Antonio Lagdameo, centre, and Luis Jalandoni of the Communist Movement (NDFP) shake hands after signing their joint vision for peace, at Oslo City Hall, on Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023. The Philippine government and the country’s communist rebels have agreed to resume talks aimed at ending decades of armed conflict, one of Asia's longest, Norwegian mediators announced Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023. High-ranking delegations from both sides met in the Norwegian capital last week and agreed to a “common vision for peace” that sought to address key obstacles, according to Norway’s foreign ministry. (Mathias Rongved/Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs via NTB)

MANILA/COPENHAGEN (AP): The Philippine government and the country’s communist rebels have agreed to resume talks aimed at ending decades of armed conflict, one of Asia's longest, Norwegian mediators announced Tuesday.

High-ranking delegations from both sides met in the Norwegian capital last week and agreed to a "common vision for peace” that sought to address key obstacles, according to Norway’s foreign ministry.

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