|
|
Philippines: Bangsamoro peace pact a major contribution to country, world
un article par OPAPP, Office of the Presidential Advisor on the Peace Process
Nine years after the Indonesian government and the
Free Aceh Movement signed a landmark peace deal
which officially ended almost three decades of
fighting in the Indonesian province of Aceh, the
Philippines will follow with another peace deal
that seeks to close one of the deadliest and
longest-running armed conflicts in this part of
Asia.
click on photo to enlarge
Following 17 years of hard negotiations, the
Government of the Philippines (GPH) and the Moro
Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) will finally sign
the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB)
on Thursday, March 27.
GPH chief negotiator Miriam Coronel-Ferrer stressed
that the CAB signing will benefit not only
Filipinos.
“The sealing of the comprehensive agreement is
important not only for the Bangsamoro, the people of
Mindanao and all other Filipino citizens who have
all to gain as one country pursuing its unfinished
task of nation-building.”
“It is also our global contribution to the pursuit
of peace in our immediate neighborhood, the
Southeast Asian region, and the rest of the world,”
the chief negotiator said during a press briefing on
Tuesday in Malacañan.
“Many other countries continue to face similar
troubles. Our experience, our mechanisms, our
approaches have become a rich source of inspiration
to these countries that remain challenged by their
respective domestic conflicts,” she added.
On the same note, Presidential Adviser on the Peace
Process Teresita Quintos Deles said that the CAB “is
going to be a major contribution for the peace and
development of the entire country.”
“Our call really is to let the Bangsamoro have their
chance for peaceful lives where there can be
sustainable development,” added the peace adviser.
The five-page document will be signed in Malacañan
by the GPH and MILF panel members in the presence of
more than 1,000 guests from various sectors of
society.
Deles, along with President Benigno Simeon Aquino
III, MILF chief Al Haj Murad Ebrahim, and Malaysia
Prime Minister Dato Sri Mohd Najib Bin Tun Hj
Abdul Razak will also witness the historic
signing.
The CAB puts together all the agreements signed by
both parties: the Framework Agreement on the
Bangsamoro, the four Annexes and the Addendum, the
Ceasefire Agreement of 1997, the Tripoli Agreement
in 2001, among others.
|
|
DISCUSSION
Question(s) liée(s) à cet article:
What is the latest update on the peace situation in Mindanao?,
* * * * *
Commentaire le plus récent:
The agreement of October 15 2012 has given rise to optimism, but many problems remain. For a typical analysis see that of The Economist.
The Philippines' Southern Insurgency
It could be peace
Hopes grow for an end to a bloody and long-running insurgency
AFTER 16 years of on-and-off negotiations, the Philippines government and the main Muslim rebel group in the southern region of Mindanao, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, agreed to the outlines of a peace deal on October 6th. The two sides are due to sign it formally on October 15th. If it works, which is far from guaranteed, it could bring an end to more than four decades of fighting by armed Muslims seeking independence from the mainly Christian archipelago nation. The Mindanao conflict has killed perhaps 120,000 people and displaced 2m more. Mindanao is home to most of the country’s Muslims, who make up about 5% of the population of about 100m.
The agreement is not a final peace deal, but rather what President Benigno Aquino describes as “a framework agreement” and the front calls a “road map”. Yet both sides believe that it paves the way for what Mr Aquino hopes will prove “a final, enduring peace” in Mindanao.
The peace plan envisages the establishment of an autonomous Muslim area in Mindanao, called Bangsamoro, subject to a plebiscite there. The proposed Bangsamoro will have budgetary autonomy and a just share of revenues from the extraction of southern resources; its own police force; and sharia law for Muslims only. . ... continuation.
|
|
par domain d'action
par date
