Five ambassadors of the European Union, along with 7 other officials, have visited the office of the regional governor in
The delegation
was led by EU Ambassador Guy Ledoux; together with Ambassador Thomas Ossowski
of Germany; Ambassador Josef Muellner of Austria; Ambassador Roland van
Remoortele of Belgium; Ambassador Massimo Roscigno of Italy; UK embassy charge
d'affaires Trevor Lewis; Romania charge d'affaires Mihai Sion; Jan Vytopil,
deputy head of mission of the Embassy of the Czech Republic; Hugues Antoine
Suin, deputy head of mission of the Embassy of France; Vicente Selles,
coordinator of the General Sspanish Cooperation in the Philippines; Edoardo
Manfredini, EU program manager; and Thelma Gecolea, EU press officer.
The EU delegation
arrived at the office of the regional governor Friday morning and held a
meeting with ARMM officials. They were briefed about the accomplishments and
projects being implemented by the Hataman administration for the past 3 years.
ARMM executive
secretary Atty. Laisa Alamia told EU delegates all the reforms being done by
the present administration, including the campaign against "ghost"
teachers, students, schools in the ARMM.
Alamia also told
them about the ARMM special programs.
They were also
briefed on preparations for the Bangsamoro government transition in 2015.
"We are
impressed with the presentation. This is the first time that we have given a
detailed information on what is ARMM government doing in terms of peace and
development in the region," Ledoux said.
After an hour of
meeting with ARMM officials, the EU delegation went to camp of the Moro Islamic
Liberation Front in Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao, for a closed-door meeting with
leaders headed by MILF chairman Al Haj Murad Ebrahim.
Ledoux told
ABS-CBN News that they visited Mindanao to reiterate the EU commitment to the Mindanao peace process and development in the region.
"After the
signing of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro and the completion of
the draft of the Bangsamoro Basic Law, a peaceful transition in Mindanao is
essential in the Philippines
Since 1990, Mindanao has benefited from P9.5 billion in development
assistance from the European Union.
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/regions/04/25/14/european-envoys-back-bangsamoro-peace
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