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Philippine President Benigno Aquino III, Monday, said his government was considering to ask Indonesia to facilitate the process of Peace between the government and guerrillas of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (Moro Islamic Liberation Front / MILF).

"The government needs to become the third-party mediator to the peace process with the MILF. Third parties may be Indonesian," said President Aquino when asked whether his government will ask Malaysia as third party facilitator with the MILF.

"I can not say whether the Malaysian government will continue to help us," he said.

Previously, in the government led by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, asked Malaysia to become a mediator between the government and MILF peace.

Kuala Lumpur is also currently leading the International team to monitor the ceasefire between government troops and Muslim gerilaywan in the Southern Philippines.

President Aquino said his government will continue to make contact with some foreign governments to the possibility that they help the peace talks with the separatist guerrilla group.

Aquino has so far not announced the members of the two peace panels guerrilla groups, namely the MILF and the left-wing group National Democratic Front. (Ant/analisadaily.com)