MANILA, May 28 Kyodo The Philippi...

MANILA, May 28 Kyodo

The Philippines' main Muslim separatist form into groups said Wednesday it is calling a 10-day cease-fire beginning nearest week and will give the restraint time to meet its demands, including the withdrawal of soldiers from former guerrilla camps and withdrawal of criminal charges against its leaders.

Eid Kabalu, spokesman for the Moro Islamic head (MILF), said the cease-fire begins Monday and arises in response to Catholic and other civic appeals to stop the fighting between rebels and soldiers.

The control earlier gave the MILF until around that time to [i]finale[/i] and renounce all violent activities or be declared a terrorist organization whose members and stores are monitored and restricted at to one's home and abroad.

direction officials said the MILF has until June 1 to ''show sincerity'' to give chase to peace dialogues with the regulation but President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo later said this ne not be an ''absolute'' deadline.

however Kabalu said the government must surrender to MILF demands or face recently made known clashes.

Armed Forces of the Philippines chief of staff Gen Narciso Abaya told reporters last week the withdrawal of crowds from former rebel enclaves is on the outside of the question. He also indicated the guidance is unlikely to concede to other demands from the rebels because it could conflict with the state law enforcement functions, especially because the control has offered bounties for information leading to arrest of MILF leaders.

Arroyo came terminate to declaring victory over the rebels this week after her companys launched artillery and aerial attacks forward central Mindanao provinces to cleanse terrorists after these allegedly bombed civilian areas and killed at least 50 in the southern Philippines between April and May.

The conduct has said it is ready to ready its case against the MILF before the 57-member Organization of the Islamic colloquy in Iran next week.

Exploratory talks for resumption of formal peace talks to finis three decades of hostilities in the region between the regulation and the rebels have been scuttl on sporadic clashes, with each side accusing the other of violations to interim agreements.

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