OSLO, Norway: The Philippine government said Monday it hoped to reach a peace deal with communist guerrillas within a year, as the two sides kicked off talks in Norway aimed at ending one of Asia’s longest insurgencies.

“On the part of the [government] panel, we have imposed a timeline of nine to 12 months,” Silvestre Bello 3rd, the government’s chief negotiator, told reporters.

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