Iyad Bin Amin Madani, the secretary general of the
Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) led an eight-man delegation for a
four-day visit to the Philippines
to reaffirm its long support to the Mindanao
peace process.
On Friday, April 17, Madani met with Secretary Teresita
Quintos Deles, the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process on the ongoing
negotiations with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and Moro National
Liberation Front, respectively.
Deles said the visit of Madani shows OIC’s firm commitment
to help in the current peace efforts in Mindanao .
“OIC has contributed so much to the peace process since the Tripoli accord and now more than ever, Filipinos both
Muslims and Christians look to you for guidance and support to open a new era
of social peace and progress in Mindanao ,” she
told Madani during the meeting.
Madani expressed the OIC’s full support and commitment to
the Bangsamoro peace process.
He said their mission is to boost their role in the peace
process, saying that the OIC has long been involved in the effort to address
the conflict in Mindanao and secure the
welfare of Muslims in the country.
Prior to his arrival here on Thursday, Madani had a
three-day visit in Malaysia where he met Prime Minister Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib
bin Tun Abdul Razak.
The OIC said the two sides “discussed the status of the
peace agreement on the Southern Philippines .
The Secretary General stressed the need for all parties to remain committed to
the peace agreement."
Madani also made courtesy calls to Foreign Affairs Secretary
Albert Del Rosario, as well as to House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr, who was
joined by Representatives Rufus Rodriguez, Bai Sandra Sinsuat A. Sema, and
Sitti Djalia Hataman. He also met with the Senate Peace, Unity and
Reconciliation Committee Chair Senator Teofisto Guingona III. Madani noted
during these meetings the current legislative work on the proposed Bangsamoro
Basic Law.
The OIC secretary general will also meet top leaders of the
MNLF and MILF to strengthen the Bangsamoro Coordination Forum, which was
created by the OIC to harmonize the two Moro fronts.
Together with Madani are Sayed El-Masry, OIC Special Envoy
for Peace in the Southern Philippines; Maha Mostafa Akeel, director of the OIC
Department of Information; Dr. Hassan Ahmad Abdein, Head of the OIC Department
of Muslim Communities and Minorities; Saidu Dodo, Liaison Officer for OIC
Special Envoy for PCSP; Mohammed Adoum, Personal Assistant to the OIC Sec-Gen;
Mohammed Naghi, Protocol Officer; and Ahmad Madani.
Madani is expected to meet President Benigno S. Aquino III,
and Senate President Franklin M. Drilon before flying back to Saudi Arabia
The OIC is the second largest inter-governmental
organization, next to the United Nations, composed of 57 member-states spread
over four continents.(
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