To enable peace talks to resume soonest, the government and the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) are now engaged in “informal back-channel talks” in Europe, according to the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP).

In a statement, the OPAPP on Tuesday said Presidential Peace Adviser Jesus Dureza and government peace panel chairman Silvestre Bello 3rd informed President Rodrigo Duterte during Monday’s Cabinet meeting that “efforts to resume peace negotiations with the CPP/NPA/NDF are underway, with informal back channel talks now taking place in Europe.”