Nigerian militants say peace talks start with govt - Reuters

Nick Tattersall LAGOS, Nov 15 (Reuters) - The main militant group in Nigeria's oil-producing Niger Delta said on Sunday it had started formal peace talks with President Umaru Yar'Adua, three weeks after reinstating a ceasefire in the region.

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The Movement for the Niger Delta (MEND) said a team of representatives including Nobel Prize-winning writer Wole Soyinka and two retired senior military officers met Yar'Adua for more than two hours on Saturday. "This meeting heralds the beginning of serious, meaningful dialogue between MEND and the Nigerian government to deal with and resolve root issues that have long been swept under the carpet," MEND said in an emailed statement.

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