Saudi authorities seize three foreign trucks for unauthorized cargo transport    Saudi Foreign Ministry hosts Iftar reception for diplomatic missions and international organizations    Taiwan revokes visa of pro-Beijing Chinese influencer    King Salman Royal Reserve records birth of Nubian ibex    British tourist missing after Thailand boat fire    AFC Champions League Elite Finals draw sets stage for Jeddah showdown    Cannes award-winning actress Dequenne dies at 43    IsDB approves reactivation of Syria's membership    Saudi Arabia's inflation rate keeps steady at 2% in February    Peace deal must bar Ukraine from Nato, Russian official says    Saudi Arabia grants Tier 1 cybersecurity licenses to six MSOC providers    Newcastle United ends 70-year wait for domestic glory with Carabao Cup triumph    Crown Prince launches Saudi Architecture Characters Map to celebrate Kingdom's architectural heritage Saudi architecture set to generate over 34,000 jobs and SR8 billion to GDP by 2030    Dr. Soliman Fakeeh Hospital, Jeddah is among top three 5-star hospitals in Middle East and North Africa    Saudi Arabia launches loan guarantees for SMEs to stimulate investment in environmental projects    Antenna: Saudi artist Ahmed Mater opens first solo exhibition in China    Al Nassr climbs to third with dominant win over Al Khaleej, Al Qadsiah slips after loss to Damac    Saleh Al-Shehri's late penalty rescues Al Ittihad against Al Riyadh    Grand Mufti rules against posting prayers and preaching in mosques on social media    Man lives for 100 days with titanium heart in successful new trial    Singer Wheesung who wooed Korea with his ballads, found dead at 43    King Salman prays for peace and stability for Palestinians in Ramadan message King reaffirms Saudi Arabia's commitment to serving the Two Holy Mosques and pilgrims    Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan 'out of danger' after attack at home in Mumbai    Order vs. Morality: Lessons from New York's 1977 Blackout    Exotic Taif Roses Simulation Performed at Taif Rose Festival    Asian shares mixed Tuesday    Weather Forecast for Tuesday    Saudi Tourism Authority Participates in Arabian Travel Market Exhibition in Dubai    Minister of Industry Announces 50 Investment Opportunities Worth over SAR 96 Billion in Machinery, Equipment Sector    HRH Crown Prince Offers Condolences to Crown Prince of Kuwait on Death of Sheikh Fawaz Salman Abdullah Al-Ali Al-Malek Al-Sabah    HRH Crown Prince Congratulates Santiago Peña on Winning Presidential Election in Paraguay    SDAIA Launches 1st Phase of 'Elevate Program' to Train 1,000 Women on Data, AI    41 Saudi Citizens and 171 Others from Brotherly and Friendly Countries Arrive in Saudi Arabia from Sudan    Saudi Arabia Hosts 1st Meeting of Arab Authorities Controlling Medicines    General Directorate of Narcotics Control Foils Attempt to Smuggle over 5 Million Amphetamine Pills    NAVI Javelins Crowned as Champions of Women's Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) Competitions    Saudi Karate Team Wins Four Medals in World Youth League Championship    Third Edition of FIFA Forward Program Kicks off in Riyadh    Evacuated from Sudan, 187 Nationals from Several Countries Arrive in Jeddah    SPA Documents Thajjud Prayer at Prophet's Mosque in Madinah    SFDA Recommends to Test Blood Sugar at Home Two or Three Hours after Meals    SFDA Offers Various Recommendations for Safe Food Frying    SFDA Provides Five Tips for Using Home Blood Pressure Monitor    SFDA: Instant Soup Contains Large Amounts of Salt    Mawani: New shipping service to connect Jubail Commercial Port to 11 global ports    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Delivers Speech to Pilgrims, Citizens, Residents and Muslims around the World    Sheikh Al-Issa in Arafah's Sermon: Allaah Blessed You by Making It Easy for You to Carry out This Obligation. Thus, Ensure Following the Guidance of Your Prophet    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques addresses citizens and all Muslims on the occasion of the Holy month of Ramadan    







Thank you for reporting!
This image will be automatically disabled when it gets reported by several people.



Communist rebels welcome Duerte offer of Cabinet posts
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 19 - 05 - 2016

Philippine communist rebels waging one of Asia's longest insurgencies said on Wednesday they would enter into peace talks with president-elect Rodrigo Duterte and ask him to add four of their political allies to his Cabinet.
Duterte, who won a landslide victory in last week's elections, had offered four cabinet posts to the insurgents and expressed willingness to free ailing guerrillas from prison to jump-start peace negotiations that had stalled three years ago.
"We applaud the plans and programs announced by president-elect Duterte. We believe these would be key factors to achieving peace," Luis Jalandoni, the rebels' exiled chief peace negotiator told Manila radio station DZMM by telephone.
Netherlands-based Jalandoni said the rebels were expected to shortly exchange delegation visits with the Duterte camp "as part of the process for preparing the resumption of peace talks" as well as to iron out terms of cooperation.
Duterte, the mayor of the southern city of Davao, on Monday welcomed plans by Communist Party of the Philippines founder Jose Maria Sison to end nearly 30 years of Dutch exile to take part in the peace talks.
He said the return of Sison, his former political science professor at a Manila university, would be important in helping to end the rebellion, which has claimed an estimated 30,000 lives since the 1960s.
Both Jalandoni and Sison said no guerrillas would actually serve in Duterte's Cabinet prior to reaching a political settlement, when the insurgents hoped to lay down arms and join a coalition government.
"We have relayed to president-elect Duterte that (guerrilla) personnel themselves would not be taking up government posts, but we will recommend a list of qualified, competent and dedicated persons that could fill the posts," Jalandoni said.
He said this would include nominees to the labor, social welfare, environment, and agrarian reform portfolios that were offered to them by Duterte, who takes office on June 30.
Jalandoni also told DZMM the rebels would consider a ceasefire and would ask the Duterte government to release 543 "political prisoners," the insurgents' term for imprisoned comrades.
Incumbent leader Benigno Aquino ended talks with the communists in 2013 over the rebels' demand for the unconditional release of their detained comrades that his government was unwilling to grant.


Clic here to read the story from its source.