A ceasefire, an Amnesty Proclamation and a new round of talks
A ceasefire, an Amnesty Proclamation and a new round of talks
After more than half a decade of impasse, the first round of peace talks between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) ended with the two parties agreeing on all six points in their agenda.
“The Joint Statement that you are about to sign is unprecedented and a step toward just and lasting peace,” said Norwegian Foreign Minister Borge Brende in the closing ceremonies of the five-day peace talks.
The two parties signed a Joint Statement on August 26, noon (Oslo time), at the Saga Hall of the Scandic Holmenkollen Park Hotel.
NDF Chief Political Consultant Joma Sison signs the agreements forged during Oslo talks.
(Photo: Manila Today)
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