Malacanang says Malaysian mediator to come between gov’t and MILF
Malacanang announced on Tuesday that a Malaysian mediator will soon arrive in the Philippines to help government in its negotiation with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) confident an agreement with the Muslim group would eventually be reached.
“We’re confident that with the arrival of the Malaysian mediator, these issues can be resolved and we can both go back to the negotiating table,” Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office (PCDSPO) Secretary Ramon “Ricky” Carandang said in a press briefing in Malacanang on Tuesday.
While the government negotiators had given their proposal to the counterparts, the MILF panel said it advised the central committee to reject it.
Inspite of this development, Carandang said the government will continue to push the peace process forward.
“This issue is not going to be resolved overnight. It will not be resolved because of one meeting—it’s a long process,” Carandang said, adding that “what’s important is that both sides are committed to pursuing these peace talks.”
Last August, President Benigno Aquino III met MILF Chairman Al Haj Murad Ebrahim in Tokyo as a show of government’s sincerity to move the peace process forward.
The President and Murad agreed to fast track the negotiations to achieve a just and lasting peace in Mindanao.
“We believe in the goodwill of the MILF Chairman Murad, when he met with the President. He also expressed their desire to come up with a peace agreement and we are going to pursue that despite the issues that have arisen,” Carandang said. (js/2:55 pm)
Malacanang announced on Tuesday that a Malaysian mediator will soon arrive in the Philippines to help government in its negotiation with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) confident an agreement with the Muslim group would eventually be reached.
“We’re confident that with the arrival of the Malaysian mediator, these issues can be resolved and we can both go back to the negotiating table,” Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office (PCDSPO) Secretary Ramon “Ricky” Carandang said in a press briefing in Malacanang on Tuesday.
While the government negotiators had given their proposal to the counterparts, the MILF panel said it advised the central committee to reject it.
Inspite of this development, Carandang said the government will continue to push the peace process forward.
“This issue is not going to be resolved overnight. It will not be resolved because of one meeting—it’s a long process,” Carandang said, adding that “what’s important is that both sides are committed to pursuing these peace talks.”
Last August, President Benigno Aquino III met MILF Chairman Al Haj Murad Ebrahim in Tokyo as a show of government’s sincerity to move the peace process forward.
The President and Murad agreed to fast track the negotiations to achieve a just and lasting peace in Mindanao.
“We believe in the goodwill of the MILF Chairman Murad, when he met with the President. He also expressed their desire to come up with a peace agreement and we are going to pursue that despite the issues that have arisen,” Carandang said. (js/2:55 pm)
