Power-sharing represents the "heart" of the negotiations, MILF chief negotiator Mohagher Iqbal said earlier in an interview during a short break in the 41st Exploratory Talks held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia that started on October 7, 2013.
The annex contains the list of powers reserved for the central government, powers exclusive to the envisioned Bangsamoro government, and concurrent or shared powers between the two.
But despite holding a session for more than 18 hours, the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) failed to agree on how power will be shared between the proposed Bangsamoro political entity and the national government in the 41st round of talks said the report by Rappler.
The last day of the negotiations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia started at about 10 am Saturday, October 12, and extended until about 5 am Sunday, October 13, in a bid to complete the power-sharing annex. This is one of the two annexes required before the final peace pact can be signed.
At past 1 am Sunday, an MILF source said the panels reached a "technical impasse," with both sides failing to reach a consensus on details regarding the Bangsamoro's ministerial form of government. A technical impasse has to do with how the language of the agreements are formulated.
The panels could not extend another time due to the celebration of the Eid al-Adha. "But very good progress has been achieved in the power-sharing annex including on the possible structure of the new Bangsamoro political entity and the intergovernmental mechanism that can be instituted to ensure coordination and cooperation between the Central and Bangsamoro governments in the exercise of various powers," government chief negotiator Miriam Coronel-Ferrer said in a text message.
Under the Framework Agreement signed on October 15, 2012, the Bangsamoro government would take a ministerial form, where members of the legislature elected by the people would elect a chief minister among themselves.
The negotiations are down to the final details of the peace pact. Also yet to be completed is the annex on normalization, which contains the sensitive issues of decommissioning of arms and disposition of armed forces, said the report.
Failure to sign an annex in this round constricts the timeline of the Bangsamoro peace process even further – a situation recognized by the panels themselves.
In their joint statement, both sides said they hope to complete the annexes after the Eid al-Adha break.
MILF chief negotiator Mohagher Iqbal earlier said the delay is impeding the working timeline of the Bangsamoro Transition Commission, the body tasked to draft the Basic Law. Iqbal also heads the commission.
For the government, there's no turning back for the peace negotiations.
http://www.luwaran.com/index.php/welcome/item/605-power-sharing-represents-“heart-of-negotiations”-milf-peace-panel-chair-iqbal
But despite holding a session for more than 18 hours, the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) failed to agree on how power will be shared between the proposed Bangsamoro political entity and the national government in the 41st round of talks said the report by Rappler.
The last day of the negotiations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia started at about 10 am Saturday, October 12, and extended until about 5 am Sunday, October 13, in a bid to complete the power-sharing annex. This is one of the two annexes required before the final peace pact can be signed.
At past 1 am Sunday, an MILF source said the panels reached a "technical impasse," with both sides failing to reach a consensus on details regarding the Bangsamoro's ministerial form of government. A technical impasse has to do with how the language of the agreements are formulated.
The panels could not extend another time due to the celebration of the Eid al-Adha. "But very good progress has been achieved in the power-sharing annex including on the possible structure of the new Bangsamoro political entity and the intergovernmental mechanism that can be instituted to ensure coordination and cooperation between the Central and Bangsamoro governments in the exercise of various powers," government chief negotiator Miriam Coronel-Ferrer said in a text message.
Under the Framework Agreement signed on October 15, 2012, the Bangsamoro government would take a ministerial form, where members of the legislature elected by the people would elect a chief minister among themselves.
The negotiations are down to the final details of the peace pact. Also yet to be completed is the annex on normalization, which contains the sensitive issues of decommissioning of arms and disposition of armed forces, said the report.
Failure to sign an annex in this round constricts the timeline of the Bangsamoro peace process even further – a situation recognized by the panels themselves.
In their joint statement, both sides said they hope to complete the annexes after the Eid al-Adha break.
MILF chief negotiator Mohagher Iqbal earlier said the delay is impeding the working timeline of the Bangsamoro Transition Commission, the body tasked to draft the Basic Law. Iqbal also heads the commission.
For the government, there's no turning back for the peace negotiations.
http://www.luwaran.com/index.php/welcome/item/605-power-sharing-represents-“heart-of-negotiations”-milf-peace-panel-chair-iqbal
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