The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has reiterated
its commitment toward the peace process between the Philippine government (GPH)
and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) amid the non-passage of the
Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) in the 16th Congress.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, OIC Secretary General
Iyad Ameen Madani assured the continued support of the OIC, which has been
engaged with the peace process in Southern Philippines
since its inception, for the full implementation of the Comprehensive Agreement
on the Bangsamoro (CAB) and all related peace agreements -- namely the 1976
Tripoli Agreement and the 1996 Jakarta Agreement.
Madani commended the commitment of the Malaysian government
to continue its support for the peace process especially with its key role as
facilitator of the GPH-MILF peace talks since 2001.
It can be recalled that Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun
Razak has reaffirmed unwavering support last Feb. 26 to the peace process even
beyond the term of President Benigno Aqunio III, who is stepping down from
power on June 30.
Amid the fate of the proposed measure in the current
Congress, the OIC official urged the Bangsamoro people to unify, consolidate,
and converge together toward the advancement of the peace process and the final
resolution of the Bangsamoro struggle.
He also advised the leaders of the Bangsamoro people,
particularly the MILF and the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF), to utilize
the existing mechanism, Bangsamoro Coordinating Forum (BCF), to achieve a more
unified position and a more coherent, consolidated, and sustainable cooperation
for the benefit of the Bangsamoro community.
Madani also called for the support and participation of
“peace-loving” Filipino people to “stand by their brethren in the south in
their struggle” toward attaining lasting and genuine peace.
For his part, MILF Chairman Alhaj Murad Ebrahim assured the
Secretary General that 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 CAB.
The Secretary General welcomed this continued firm
commitment toward the peace process and towards sustaining the ceasefire and
avoiding resorting to violence.
The OIC official received Murad on Sunday, Feb. 26, for a
meeting following the severe setback to the peace process due to the
non-passage of the BBL, which would have replaced the current Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) with a parliamentary regional government with more
political and fiscal autonomy.
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