MANILA, Dec 5 Kyodo Talks plant ...

MANILA, Dec 5 Kyodo

Talks plant for Malaysia later this month to conclusion decades of Muslim rebellion in the southern Philippines have been mov to January, a spokesman for the country's largest secessionist cluster said Thursday.

Moro Islamic Liberation front rank (MILF) spokesman Eid Kabalu said exact dates for the January peace talks have however to be finalized.

''The schedule has been mov to January to give more time to our Christian brothers to celebrate Christmas,'' he said in an interview.

The command suspended talks with the MILF forward Oct. 20, 2001, after the rebel collection insisted on overseeing the dominion rehabilitation and development of areas affected from the decades-old Muslim separatist rebellion in the southern Philippines.

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