DESPITE US’ TERROR TAG ON CPP Dureza confident ‘third party countries’ will allow Joma’s return to PHL

From GMA News (Jul 2): DESPITE US’ TERROR TAG ON CPP Dureza confident ‘third party countries’ will allow Joma’s return to PHL

The Philippines may no longer need to ask the United States to lift the terror tag on the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) to pave the way for the return of communist leader Jose Maria Sison to the country after decades in exile.

Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Jesus Dureza told state-run Radyo ng Bayan on Saturday said that they will tackle the possibility of allowing Sison to return to the country when the need arises.

"These will be things that we will attend to pag kailangan na dahil ito namang negotiations natin, these are between the Philippine government and the CPP-NPA-NDF (Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army-National Democratic Front). Hindi kasali dito ang Amerika. Hindi kasali dito ‘yung mga ibang bansa," Dureza said.

He said he was confident that third party countries will "find a way to be not in the way" should the Philippine government and the CPP leadership agree on the need for Sison to return home to join the formal peace talks.

President Rodrigo Duterte himself had said that Sison is welcome to return home to participate in the peace talks.

Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre "Bebot" Bello III, who leads the government's negotiating panel, had said that the US' terror tag on the communist group may be a hindrance to Sison's possible return to the country.

NDF spokesperson Luis Jalandoni had warned that Sison may be arrested by the Interpol on his to Manila because of the terror tag.

Dureza asked for more patience on the issue of Sison's return to the Philippines.

"Well, tsaka na lang ‘yan dahil kasama ‘yan sa usapan. ‘Wag na lang tayong mag-mamadali dahil there are issues to be resolved pa. There are some things that we have to resolve," he said.

He said that the government's panel will return to Oslo, Norway on the third week of July to resume the peace talks with the communist movement.

Sison was involved in the exploratory talks held in Oslo last month.

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