The Philippine government and the country's communist rebels have agreed to resume negotiations aimed at ending decades of armed conflict, one of the longest in Asia, Norwegian mediators announced Tuesday. Syrian rebels and opposition groups have rejected Russia's proposed peace talks, accusing Moscow of failing to pressure its ally, President Bashar al-Assad. The Syrian government said it would participate in the negotiations. Assad recently told reporters that the Sochi talks had a clear goal of discussing new elections and that, eventually, the Colombian government and the National Liberation Army (ELN) rebel group began a sixth round of talks on Monday of peace, seeking to agree in Cuba on an extension of the ceasefire. which expires next week. After a six-year hiatus, the Philippine government and the country's communist rebels have decided to resume peace talks in a bid to end decades of armed conflict, the parties and their facilitator, Norway, announced Tuesday. The Philippine government and the country's largest Muslim rebel group agreed Wednesday to resume formal peace negotiations, hoping to end more than four decades of armed conflict over the resource. The signing of the joint declaration between the Philippine government represented by Special Assistant to Secretary of State Anton Lagdameo and the NDFP marked the beginning of a new peace. The Philippine government and communist rebels said Tuesday they had agreed to resume peace talks after meeting with a special envoy from Norway, host of the protracted negotiations. The head of the Syrian government delegation, Bashar al-Jaafari, takes part in the talks in Astana on Monday. Igor Kovalenko, EPA In December, the end of the Assad regime seemed just weeks away. The Philippine government has reached a preliminary peace deal with the country's largest Muslim rebel group, aiming to end a decades-long insurgency in the south. MANILA, Philippines: The Philippine government and communist rebels have announced Tuesday that they had agreed to resume peace talks to end a decades-old insurgency. The parties agree to an agreement in principle and.