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THE Philippine government’s top peace negotiator on Tuesday said a “comprehensive compact” President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo wanted to have with Moro rebels before June is impossible to achieve.
“A final peace treaty under this present administration will not be possible for obvious reasons,” government negotiator Rafael Seguis said.
He said demands made by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) negotiators “will require legislative action or constitutional changes.”
Congress has already adjourned ahead of the May 10 elections. It will meet again only on the last Monday of July, when the new president will make his or her traditional “State of the Nation” address.
The MILF, however, had already said after the end of the last round of talks in Malaysia last week that the two sides remained “deadlocked,” and that it was not looking to sign any permanent deal with Arroyo.
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