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MANILA, April 3 (Xinhua) -- Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday that the ongoing talks between the Philippine government and the rebels in Hague in the Netherlands made no progress.
Talks to end the 48-year-long insurgency in the Philippines did not start as scheduled on Sunday after Duterte reportedly imposed some conditions before the government can agree to reopen the talks with the leftist rebels.
"They have not made any progress because I have some conditions to impose before we go back (to the negotiating table)," Duterte said in a speech at the Malacanang presidential palace.
Duterte did not elaborate on the preconditions that he imposed. But government sources said Duterte raised bilateral ceasefire, territory and taxation as preconditions for the resumption of the talks.
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