Sison said he agreed with Bello that there was a 90-percent chance that aborted peace talks between the government and communist rebels would resume.
aborted peace talks between the government and communist rebels would resume, but that the remaining 10 percent of unresolved issues could still make or break the prospect.
“The 10 percent is quantitatively small but is of the type that can make or break the peace negotiations,” said Sison, also the chief political consultant of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines .Among the contentious issues are the venue of the peace talks and the freedom for elderly and sickly political prisoners, as well as the safety and immunity guarantees for the NDFP consultants in the peace negotiations.
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