Gov’t, MILF to resume talks next week: official

From the Mindanao Times (Dec 7): Gov’t, MILF to resume talks next week: official

THE government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front will resume next week their peace negotiations in Malaysia to reinforce the framework agreement that they signed on October 15. Dr. Parido R. Pigkaulan, representative of the technical working group of the panel representing the rebel group, said representatives of the two are already in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to resume discussions on power-sharing, wealth-sharing and other issues. On the power-sharing issue, Pigkaulan said two sides have already reached 85% of an agreement. “Hindi ko masagot kung ano yung 15 percent na yan,” he said without elaborating. The framework agreement specifies that the “the Central Government will have reserved powers, the Bangsamoro Government shall have its exclusive powers, and there will be concurrent powers shared by the Central Government and the Bangsamoro Government.” The two panels have been trying to come up with a finalized peace agreement after signing the framework agreement in Malacanang, three days after its draft was finalized in Malaysia, the country that is brokering the negotiations. The framework agreement will serve as module in crafting the basic law that will replace the law creating the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.

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