Egyptian president Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi said that his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin is willing to host Israeli and Palestinian leaders for direct peace talks, state-run Ahram newspaper reported on Monday.
The Philippine government said Monday it was possible to sign a peace agreement with communist rebels within a year as the two sides resumed peace talks in Norway's capital city in an attempt to end Asia's longest-running insurgency.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is expected to declare a ceasefire on Saturday to reciprocate a week-long truce that the communist rebels announced, presidential communication secretary Martin Andanar said.
South Sudan's peace monitors have been holding consultations with various parties over the country's political crisis after President Salva Kiir sacked his rival Riek Machar as First Vice-President.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte yesterday declared an immediate, unilateral ceasefire with communist guerrillas and asked the rebels to do the same to end decades of deadly violence and foster the resumption of peace talks.
Peace talks between the Afghan government and the radical Hizb-e-Islami Afghanistan party led by Gulbudin Hekmatyar have reportedly broken down after three months following the latter insisted on new impossible-to-meet demands such as foreign forces pulling out of the aid-dependent country.
The South Sudanese government was committed to the peace agreement signed in August 2015 that ended nearly two years of civil war, said James Pitia Morgan, South Sudan's permanent representative to the African Union.
Myanmar government formed an 11-member National Reconciliation and Peace Center (NRPC) Monday, led by State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi, according to an announcement of the President' Office.
Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi Tuesday invited all nationalities residing in the country to establish a genuine federal union, saying it is the sole aim of the new government.
Pakistan's top foreign affairs adviser, Sartaj Aziz, said on Sunday that senior U.S. officials, who visited Pakistan on Friday, could not explain logic behind the recent drone strike in Balochistan province that killed the Afghan Taliban chief, Mullah Akhtar Mansoor.
The Palestinians are focusing their bet on the progress of France initiative for holding an international conference for peace in the Middle East, although the road to achieve the target is not paved with flowers, according to analysts and observers.
Paris is now working hard to sell to the international community its initiatives to end the stalemate in the peace process between Israel and the Palestinians, yet its efforts may not fare well in the face of plain rejection by the rival parties.
Pakistani President Mamnoon Hussain said on Wednesday that there was no military solution to the problem in Afghanistan and emphasized the need for political dialogue to resolve the issue.
The UN Security Council on Tuesday renewed sanctions on South Sudan for another year to support the implementation of a peace agreement in the country.
Palestinian Foreign Ministry said that the call by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to hold direct bilateral negotiations aims to "cover" for its rejection of the French initiative to hold an international peace conference.
The government-backed Afghan High Peace Council on Wednesday finalized a draft peace agreement with Hizb-e-Islami, a militant group led by warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, paving the way for reaching a peace deal with the armed outfit, an official statement said.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed on Tuesday the remarks by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on the necessity of peace between Israel and the Palestinians.
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