Sunday, November 4, 2012

MILF Mulls Attending OIC Conference

From the Manila Bulletin (Nov 4): MILF Mulls Attending OIC Conference

The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) is considering sending a delegation to the 39th Session of the Council of Foreign Affairs Ministers (CFAM) of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Nov. 15 to 17 in Djibouti, East Africa. A reliable source told the Manila Bulletin yesterday that the MILF has received an OIC invitation to attend the OIC-CFAM, where the "question of Muslims in Southern Philippines" has been a feature since the mid-1970s. “We have already received an invitation from the OIC. The MILF leadership is presently keenly considering sending a delegation to the OIC meeting," said a source who sought anonymity. The MILF source said their peace panel and GPH's are set to meet again in Malaysia to try to hammer out deals on power sharing, wealth sharing, and normalization, the three "annexes" to the FA. The FA is the road map for a new political entity called Bangsamoro to replace the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). He said the MILF has been present in the pan-Islamic body's conferences in the past....

http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/380031/milf-mulls-attending-oic-conference

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