Peace negotiators of the government and Moro Islamic Liberation Front have agreed to extend the tours of duty of two mechanisms helping the peace process in Mindanao, the MILF said Saturday.
The MILF said the two panels agreed last Jan. 26 to extend the Malaysian-led International Monitoring Team (IMT) and the Ad Hoc Joint Action Joint Group (AHJAG) by one year.
"But the number of the personnel of the IMT will be reduced a bit. Details ... were not made available," the MILF said on its website.
On Jan. 25 last year, the peace panels of both sides agreed to extend the mandate of the IMT until March 2014 and the AHJAG to February 14, 2014.
IMT, which was first deployed in 2004, monitors the ceasefire agreements between the government and the MILF “to create conducive environment for peace negotiations and development initiatives in the conflict-affected areas of Mindanao.”
AHJAG is a joint effort against criminal elements operating in “MILF areas/communities." It works with the government and MILF Coordinating Committees on the Cessation of Hostilities.
Only last Jan. 25, the peace panels of both sides signed an annex that would pave the way for a comprehensive peace agreement.
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/346522/news/nation/milf-peace-mechanisms-extended-by-1-year
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