AFP file photo of Malaysia PM Najib Razak
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak on Thursday committed his country's continued support to the peace process with Muslim rebels, in particular in the implementation of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro, calling the peace deal a "momentous act of courage."
Najib said Malaysia would remain a partner for peace of the Philippine government and the MILF. Malaysia has served as third party facilitator of the peace talks since 2001. "Malaysia is honored to have played its part in this process. We wish for nothing more than peace and prosperity for our brothers and sisters in Bangsamoro, and in the Philippines," he said.
The prime minister, who is on a one-day state visit on invitation of President Benigno Aquino III, said, "As we look ahead to a brighter future for Bangsamoro, I pledge Malaysia's continued support. We will remain in our role as the third party facilitator, and will continue working through the International Monitoring Team." Najib added.
Najib praised the peace deal between the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) as a "momentous act of courage" that "will change the nation's history forever."
Najib said the Philippine government and the MILF were able to finalize the CAB because "the two sides looked not in the problems of the past but to the promise of the future."
He said that that by engaging in the peace process, the MILF "had repaid the trust placed in them by the people," while the Philippine government by engaging with the MILF in the negotiations had "affirmed the rights of the Bangsamoro to determine their own destiny."
"Both sides have scarificed so that people of Southern Philippines will live, free free from violence... free from suffering... free from fear," said Najib.
He said that in the pages of the CAB, "we will see the promise of a better future" where "classrooms ring with laughter, not gunshots."
http://www.interaksyon.com/article/83621/malaysias-najib-praises-cab-commits-continued-support-for-peace-process
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