The Moro Islamic Liberation Front will send two members of its ceasefire committee to participate in a United Nations ceasefire mediation course in Norway from late February to early March.
In an article posted on its website Sunday evening, the MILF said the 2013 United Nations Ceasefire Mediation and Management Course will take place February 25 to March 8.
Nominated to represent the MILF are Coordinating Committee on the Cessation of Hostilities (CCCH) secretary Rasid Ladiasan and CCCH member Abbas Salung.
"Organizers disclosed that negotiations and management of cessation of hostilities and ceasefire arrangements are a critical part of war to peace transitions," the MILF said.
Sponsoring the training are the Norwegian Defence University College (NDUC), Norwegian Defence Command and Staff College (NDCSC), Norwegian Defence International Centre (NODEFIC), and the UN Department of Political Affairs.
The MILF noted the organizers of the event had admitted there is limited guidance or experts to assist mediators and their teams in the ceasefire mediation aspect of peace-making.
Compounding the situation is that ceasefire arrangements have become more complex in their objectives and their approaches, the MILF said.
"Today, ceasefire arrangements no longer only seek to stop the military engagement between opposing forces, but also to protect civilians, as well as lay the foundations for a political process," it said.
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