Wednesday, December 5, 2012

MILF: MILF Peace panel ‘invades’ UAE, Qatar

From the MILF Website (Nov 5): MILF Peace panel ‘invades’ UAE, Qatar



The MILF Peace Panel headed by Mohagher Iqbal invaded the UAE and the State of Qatar, not by military intrusion or of bad faith but purely to conduct advocacy on the Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro (FAB) in the two countries. The advocacy forum was organized by the Bangsamoro societies in the two countries in order to let the Bangsamoro overseas workers therein understand the content and nuances of the FAB from the members of the MILF peace panel directly.

The MILF Peace Panel was warmly welcomed by many Bangsamoro of all tribes in the UAE and in the State of Qatar respectively. The Bangsamoros in the two countries were overwhelmed by the emphasis of the MILF Peace Panel on the Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro which was officially signed at the Office of the Philippine President in Malacañang Palace on 15th October 2012 witnessed by Philippine President Benigno Simeon Aquino III, Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Najib Abdukrazaq, MILF Chairman Murad Ebrahim Al-Hajj, OIC Secretary General Professor Dr. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, and government officials, foreign dignitaries and accredited member of the diplomatic corps as well as hundreds of top MILF military officers and MILF political leaders.

The Moros in the two countries were also excited to see and meet the MILF Peace Panel as they only read and see the names and pictures of these MILF Peace Panel in many newspapers and TV shows, according to Walid Qa’id Al-Hajj on his welcome address in the gatherings in the UAE on 23rd November 2012.  The recently concluded advocacy forum was attended by nearly 400 Bangsamoro people in the UAE alone and more than one hundred Bangsamoro people in the State of Qatar, which was considered a historic gatherings, since it is no least than the MILF Peace Panel Chief Mohagher Iqbal and his strong delegation who patiently emphasized the importance of the FAB as the fruit of their great struggle and steadfastness for almost two decades of their negotiations with the Government of the Philippines and facilitated by the good government of Malaysia.....

http://www.luwaran.com/home/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2973:milf-peace-panel-invades-uae-qatar&catid=31:general&Itemid=41

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