Planong pagpupulong nina Digong, Joma hindi pa para sa peace talks

MANILA, Philippines — Nilinaw ng Malacañang ngayong Lunes na ang planong pagpupulong nina Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte at communist leader Jose Maria Sison ay hindi para sa muling pagbubukas ng usaping pangkapayapaan.

“It is not as if the president said he is willing to resume with peace talks after he talks to Joma Sison. What he said was the New People’s Army must first show humility,” sabi ni presidential spokesperson Harry Roque.

“What he said the NPA must first show humility. And the possibility of a one-on-one meeting was proposed by the journalist and the president said, ‘One-on-one, maybe it's possible.’ But that is not a precondition for the resumption of peace talks.”

Sa ulat ng MindaNews ay nabanggit ni Duterte na nais niyang makausap si Sison nang silang dalawa lamang.

Pumayag naman si Sison na makausap ang pangulo ngunit hindi ang umuwi ng Pilipinas.

“It would indeed be a waste if we would not interface even once, considering the success of the four rounds of formal talks since 2016,” ani Sison.

Aniya maaari silang magkita ni Duterte sa bansang malapit sa Pilipinas ngunit tila malabo itong mangyari ayon kay Roque.

Nitong nakaraang taon lamang ay tinawag na terorista ni Duterte ang NPA matapos kanselahin ang peace talks.