Ambassador Franz Jessen of the European Union Delegation to the Philippines (EU) said on Monday that the peace process between the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (GPH-MILF) should sustain its momentum even under the next administration.
The EU Ambassador stressed that the Mindanao
peace process must continue and remain a priority even after President Benigno
Aquino III's administration, so as not to lose the momentum gained over the
years.
"The current government has done their best to try to
promote the peace process and of course that momentum should be maintained by
the new administration," Jessen told reporters on the sidelines of the
launching of a historic publication named "Journey to the
Bangsamoro."
"We are going through that process now to try to see
that the handover to the new administration, from our point of view, is the
most constructive," he added.
Jessen laid out plans to meet with the various presidential
candidates to talk about the overall platform that each will offer regarding
the peace negotiations.
The ambassador explained how the elements of peace and
stability affect investors and influence their decisions to develop Mindanao .
"The European investments are not as strong as they
should be in the Philippines
Jessen still assured that EU will remain committed in the
peace process to ensure its success, noting that its result "would affect
us in a global scale."
"We have a very substantial support program in Mindanao covering different aspects of the peace process
and also economic development in the region and they will continue that,"
said the EU ambassador.
"We are spending currently about 35 million euros in
ongoing programs. It's a quite substantive financial commitment that we have to
the process," he added.
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