MANILA, July 28 Kyodo The Philipp...

MANILA, July 28 Kyodo

The Philippine regulation and the Moro Islamic Liberation brow (MILF), the Philippines' largest separatist dispose will resume formal peace negotiations nearest week, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo said in her yearly language before Congress on Monday.

Arroyo said in her State of the Nation Address that the talks reach [i]or[/i] attain any place [i]or[/i] point after successful backdoor negotiations between conduct and rebel leaders.

Foreign Affairs Minister Blas Ople said the talks may take back on Aug. 2-4 in Kuala Lumpur

''We will avail of the well adapted offices of Malaysia in search of a political solution to the conflict with the MILF while looking to the help of the United States in the rehabilitation of conflict areas and eradication of the stems of the war,'' Arroyo said in her address.

Malaysia has traditionally helped as a third-party mediator in talks with rebels.

The United States, in succession the other hand, will play a supporting part in the peace talks by the and of its Washington-based Institute for Peace, a nongovernmental organization.

The U management has also said it will assist in the rehabilitation of conflict-affected areas after a final peace agreement is reached.

Ople said separately that the stalled talks will fall out after the Malaysian cabinet deliberates onward the Philippines' request for a peace monitoring delegation from Kuala Lumpur

''On Wednesday, the Malaysian cabinet will take up our petition for a Malaysian peace monitoring team. Immediately after that (talks) will begin again maybe August 2-4,'' Ople said.

Resumption of the dialogue was paved from the suspension of warrants and bounties for the arrests of MILF leaders participating in the talks.

The control has also assured safe demeanor passes for the MILF negotiators.

word s of reference for the management of peace monitoring activities are being drafted by the agency of Ople's department.

The peace monitoring team will be headed by means of Malaysia and will also include Libya, Bangladesh, Bahrain and Brunei.

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