MNLF willing to hold dialogue on Bangsamoro

From the Philippine Star (Oct 24): MNLF willing to hold dialogue on Bangsamoro

The largest and most politically-active group in the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) is merely seeking a peaceful quadripartite dialogue on the newly-crafted framework deal, without the the saber-rattling of Nur Misuari, one of the leaders of the group said. Cotabato City Vice-Mayor Muslimin Sema, chairman of the largest of three factions in the MNLF, said their group would only be able to reach a consensus about the newly signed agreement with the government, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation if they meet with them. Sema, whose group is comprised of 20 “revolutionary states” scattered in different “peace zones” in Mindanao, said they are confident that the OIC, through its Southern Philippines Peace Committee, (SPPC) is willing to cooperate in organizing a “quadripartite meeting” meant to hasten the resolution of the Mindanao Moro problem. “We’re confident that President Aquino will not allow any abrogation of the September 2, 1996 GPH-MNLF final peace agreement while he is pursuing a settlement with the MILF. We are for peaceful dialogues on that issue, we will never do any war-mongering,” Sema told reporters in an emailed statement....

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