Article: US consulting MILF in bid to fast-track peace talks; Americans reiterate commitment to help develop Mindanao.(Provincial News)

Byline: : BEN ARCHE and ELDIE AGUIRRE

DAVAO CITY The government of the United States (US) has widened its contact with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in an effort to fast-track the peace process in order to achieve a lasting peace in Mindanao.

In a statement, MILF vice chair for political affairs Ghazali Jaafar said the US government, through its embassy in Manila, has been consulting with MILF leaders on the resumption of the peace negotiations between the Philippine government and rebel group in Malaysia.

The official contact by the US government with the MILF started before the war erupted in the Buliok complex in North Cotabato ...

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