His Excellency Iyad Ameen Madani, Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) met Chairman Al Haj Murad Ebrahim of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Sunday, February 28, 2016, a press release issued on March 01, 2016 said.
In the said press release, the Secretary General expressed his deep disappointment over the non-passage of the BBL which is a major step towards the final resolution of the Bangsamoro question.
The Secretary General urged all parties to remain fully committed to the process and to stay the course of peace. He urged the incoming administration to re-file the BBL as originally agreed upon and ensure its early passage.
For his part, Al Haj Murad assured the Secretary General that, in spite of the great disappointment, the MILF would continue to uphold the peace process, and would continue to call on the Bangsamoro people to remain patient and to rally behind the full implementation of the Comprehensive Agreement on Bangsamoro (CAB).
The Secretary General welcomed this continued firm commitment by the MILF towards the peace process and towards sustaining the ceasefire and avoiding resorting to violence. At the same time, the Secretary General warned of the adverse effect of the delay of adopting the BBL or adopting a modified weak version of it, on human, security and developmental aspect of the region.He also warned against the risk of worsening the situation that could allow the spread of violent extremism. A failure of peace process could adversely affect the good relation existing between the Philippines and the Muslim world.
The Secretary General reiterated the firm support of the OIC to the peace process and the full implementation of CAB and all related agreements, namely the 1976 Tripoli Agreement and the 1996.
Jakarta Agreement, and welcomed the commitment of Malaysiangovernment to continue its support for the peace process and its willingness to work with the next administration for that purpose.
The Secretary General called upon the international community, particularly those involved in the peace process and those that witnessed the signing of the CAB, to urge the incoming administration to save this process and guarantee the passage of the BBL as originally agreed upon.
The Secretary General urged the Bangsamoro people to unify, consolidate and converge together towards the advancement of thepeace process and the final resolution of the conflict in Mindanao.
He further urged the leaders of the Bangsamoro people in particular,the MILF and the MNLF to utilize the existing mechanism, Bangsamoro Coordinating Forum (BCF) to achieve a more unified position and a more coherent consolidated and sustainablecooperation for the benefit of the Bangsamoro people.
The Secretary General urged the rest of the peace loving Philippines people to stand by their brethren in the south in their struggle to support the peace process.
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