` ` Artemio , '' a member of the Peruvian communist group , says it 's lost long war . The Maoist group wants to negotiate with the government , he says . Artemio suggested a truce as a first step toward demobilization , and suggested a group like the Red Cross or the church to act as a mediator with the government . The government has rejected anything short of complete independence . He meets with reporters from a nongovernmental organization .
` ` Artemio , '' a member of the Peruvian communist group , says it 's lost long war . The Maoist group wants to negotiate with the government , he says . The government has rejected anything short of complete independence . He meets with reporters from a nongovernmental organization .