Several foreign ambassadors made a unified call on Thursday
to the Philippine government and Muslim rebels to remain engaged in the peace
process despite setbacks on the full implementation of the 2014 peace accord.
The governments of Australia, Canada, Colombia, Denmark,
France, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Palau, Romania, South Africa, Spain,
Switzerland, United Kingdom, Czech Republic, European Union, Italy, Japan and
the United States have issued a statement urging all stakeholders to the
process to “give life” to the peace pact that has yet to be enforced until a
law that will give wider autonomy to minority Muslims in Southern Philippines
is enacted.
“We have a stake in the Philippines
not just as committed friends and development partners but as investors and
members of the community through our citizens,” said the envoys who have
gathered in Makati
City
“In a world of conflict and instability which has marred the
lives of so many, we want to support the Philippines
The Bansamoro Basic Law or BBL is a draft legislation that
will create a new and more powerful autonomous region following the March 2014
signing of the peace deal between the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and
the Philippine government, which aimed to end more than four decades of Muslim
rebellion that has killed at least 150,000 and displaced thousands. The BBL is
currently pending before the Senate and House of Representatives.
Amid delays in the peace agreement, the envoys urged both
sides to ensure that there will be “no return to violence and that
long-established institutional safeguard measures remain in place to monitor
and resolve disputes.”
“For the country as a whole, it is essential that setbacks
are overcome and people of vision and faith come together to ensure that the
momentum of peace continues,” the statement added.
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