MILF: Batch 13th of IMT Brunei Contingent makes Exit Call to MILF Central Committee

Posted to the Moro Islamic Liberation Front Website (Sep 14): Batch 13th of IMT Brunei Contingent makes Exit Call to MILF Central Committee

The Brunei Darussalam Contingents of International Monitoring Team-Mindanao (IMT- Batch 13) has formally ended their tour of duty on 12 September 2017. On this day, the nine (9) out-going members of Brunei contingents visited the Moro Islamic Liberation Front - Central Committee, Camp Darapanan, Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao and made their exit call.
These outgoing Brunei delegates has been part of the IMT for a period of one (1) year tour of duty since they arrived in Mindanao last 15 September 2016.

It is significant that the Government of Brunei Darussalam have maintain the deployment of its contingents to the Bangsamoro for thirteen (13) years, uninterruptedly.

During the 2008 war, foreign military contingents overseeing implementation of ceasefire agreement between the GPH and the MILF pulled out of the Bangsamoro Homeland except for the Brunei contingents.

Ghadzali Jaafar, the Vice-Chairman of MILF on Political Affairs and con-current Chairman of the Bangsamoro Transition Commission (BTC), expressed his utmost appreciation, on behalf of the MILF Leadership, for the great service that these Brunei Darussalam contingents have rendered to the peace process in Mindanao.

He also commended them for their efforts to support the on-going implementation of the peace agreements in the Bangsamoro.

On behalf of his colleagues, Lt. Col. Abidin bin Haji Timbang - Team Site Leader of the outgoing delegates expressed his sincere and warm gratitude to all the components of the peace process in the entire island of Mindanao which include, among others, the GPH-CCCH, MILF-CCCH, OPAPP, BIAF-MILF, AFP, PNP, and non-government organizations.

He also extended his sincere appreciation to the Government of the Philippines and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front for the thirteen (13) consecutive years of trusting the Government Negara Brunei Darussalam to be part of assisting in the pursuit of peace in the beautiful Island of Mindanao.

He is confident and optimistic that the Brunei Government will continue its commitment to support the peace efforts in Mindanao, In Shaa Allah.

"We all hope and pray that soon there will be real and everlasting peace in Mindanao. We pray that all the efforts at peace for the past 18 years will pay off soon and that the people in Mindanao will prosper and reap the dividends of peace, and become a developed island," he said.

The incoming Brunei Contingents - Batch 14 have now arrived in Cotabato City. They are about to commence their tour of duty on 13 September 2017 to formally start by a turn-over ceremony.

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