Government negotiators and communist rebels have failed to break a year-long impasse in peace talks as clashes continue to rage in the country, officials said recently. Government negotiator Alexander Padilla said the two sides met in the Norwegian capital of Oslo in mid June to discuss differences that have stalled talks on settling the 43-year Marxist rebellion. Norway, which has been brokering the talks, arranged the meetings. However, key differences, including a rebel demand for the release of jailed comrades, remained unresolved.
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