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Norway says gov't-NDF peace talks may resume next month - The Philippine Star » News » Headlines: "Peace negotiations between the government and the National Democratic Front (NDF) may resume next month in Oslo, Norway.

Norway’s special envoy Ture N.L. Lundh said he had an amiable and constructive meeting in Manila last Sept. 6 with Alexander Padilla and Luis Jalandoni, chairpersons of the government and NDF negotiating panels, respectively.

“We are communicating with both parties on a regular basis, and this was another welcome opportunity for us to look at ways at taking steps to resume talks in Oslo, sooner rather than later, hopefully already in late October this year,” Lundh said in an email to The STAR.

Although there are complicated issues for the parties to resolve, Lundh said “I am pleased to convey – after the meeting – a sense of moderate optimism and belief in the prospects for moving the peace process further in the right direction.”"

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