JAPANESE PRESS FOR RESOLUTION : PERU TO REOPEN TALKS WITH EMBASSY REBELS.Byline: The New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times Under pressure from the government of Japan, Peru agreed Saturday to reopen formal talks with rebels to find a peaceful solution to the six-week hostage crisis When a surrounded terrorist or criminal tries to hold off the authorities by force, it is considered a "barricaded suspect" situation. When a person/s holds others against their will, but keeps them hidden, it is simple kidnapping. in Lima, but it again ruled out meeting demands for a release of rebel prisoners in Peruvian jails. President Alberto Fujimori Alberto Ken'ya Fujimori (Spanish IPA: [alˈbeɾto ˈkenja ˌfuxiˈmoɾi], Japanese IPA: of Peru called for the talks to resume after a 90-minute meeting here Saturday morning with Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto Ryutaro Hashimoto (橋本龍太郎 Hashimoto Ryūtarō, July 29, 1937 - July 1, 2006) was a Japanese politician who served as the 82nd and 83rd Prime Minister of Japan from January 11, 1996 to July 30, 1998. of Japan. Hashimoto expressed concern this week that Peru was considering using force to end the siege at the Japanese ambassador's residence in Lima and was trying to push Peru, with which Japan enjoys an especially close diplomatic and trade relationship, to try harder for a peaceful solution. Both men reaffirmed their determination to end the hostage crisis without bloodshed blood·shed n. The shedding of blood, especially the injury or killing of people. bloodshed Noun slaughter; killing Noun 1. . But they both flatly rejected the rebels' principal demand: that some 400 members of their organization, the Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement Noun 1. Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement - a Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization in Peru; was formed in 1983 to overthrow the Peruvian government and replace it with a Marxist regime; has connections with the ELN in Bolivia , be released from prisons in Peru. At a news conference at the downtown Toronto Downtown Toronto is the heart of the City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is approximately bounded by Bloor Street (including areas slightly north of Bloor around Yonge Street) to the north, Lake Ontario to the south, Bayview Avenue - Don Valley Parkway to the east, and Bathurst hotel where they met, both leaders refused to discuss the details of their conversation, or to outline how they intend to end the siege without harming the 72 diplomats and businessmen who have been held since the rebels stormed the compound on Dec. 17 during a reception honoring the birthday of the Japanese emperor. But Hashimoto tried to make it clear that he had received assurances that Fujimori would not provoke the rebels into a response that would warrant the use of force by the Peruvian security forces, who have been harassing the rebels inside the compound, raising fears of a violent confrontation. While holding out hope for a peaceful solution, both leaders restated their refusal to meet the rebels' demand for the release of prisoners, raising questions about the chances for success for any new talks. Earlier informal talks between a Peruvian government negotiator and rebels in the diplomatic compound broke down over the same issue. |
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