MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Mar. 9 (PIA) --- In an effort to give primacy to the peace process, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) conducted a peace advocacy and consultation forum with its members and various constituencies in Lanao del Sur (LDS).
Held at Unda Memorial National Agricultural School in Barangay Langi Talub in Masiu town last March 5, the consultation aimed to discuss the different agreements reached by the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and the MILF during their recently-concluded exploratory talks in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Dr. Saffrullah Dipatuan, chairman of the Bangsamoro Development Authority, said the exploratory talks resulted to the review and reactivation of the mandates of the Ad Hoc Joint Action Group (AHJAG) and the International Monitoring Team (IMT).
The AHJAG isolates kidnap-for-ransom groups and other criminal elements in Mindanao while the IMT monitors the ceasefire and the civilian protection agreements between the GPH and the MILF, he further said.
The MILF has also submitted the case of the 25 MILF officials who are presently detained, as well, as the group’s draft proposal for the so-called comprehensive compact containing the positions of the MILF in substantive issues, added Dipatuan.
Meanwhile, the GPH hailed the efforts of the MILF to consult the stakeholders in search for a just and peaceful solution to the decades-old conflict in Mindanao citing such move as certainly in keeping with desire of both panels to maintain transparency in the negotiations.
Government Chief Negotiator Marvic Leonen said in a statement that the GPH panel will likewise present its proposed solution to reach a political-acceptable and principles-negotiated settlement after full and adequate consultation and clearances.
Both panels agreed to hold their next round of exploratory talks tentatively on March 29-30, this year. (Apipa Bagumbaran/PIA-10 Marawi)
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