Manila, May 03, SPA -- Britain will send experts to the Philippines toadvise government and Muslim rebel negotiators on key issues likedisarmament in a bid to move forward stalled peace talks, Britishofficials said Saturday. The British experts previously handled peace negotiations inNorthern Ireland, said British Ambassador Peter Beckingham andvisiting British Foreign Office Minister for South-East Asia and thePacific Meg Munn. Beckingham said both the Philippine government and the separatistMoro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) have agreed that such anassistance would be helpful in moving the negotiations "along theright direction." "They said they'd welcome someone who could talk about whathappened in Northern Ireland because there are similarities,"Beckingham said. "One of the key areas in Northern Ireland was thede-commission of weapons and (their) hand-over." Peace talks between the Philippine government and the MILF havebeen suspended since September 2006 over disagreements on how to setup a proposed Islamic homeland in Mindanao and other related issues, DPA reported. Beckingham said there are "three or four people from NorthernIreland and in Britain who would certainly have the background andthe experience" to help the Philippines and the MILF in the peacenegotiations. He said an agreement forged between Britain and the Philippines onSaturday would pave the way for the involvement of British experts inthe peace process in the troubled southern region of Mindanao.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/552173