Press Statement on the Second Round of the GRP-MILF Talks
Kuala Lumpur, 4 March 2010
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The GRP and MILF peace panels met in Kuala Lumpur today in a question and answer session that clarified
many of the proposals of the MILF with respect to their draft agreement . The GRP panel was led by its
chairman, Undersecretary Rafael Seguis accompanied by panel members DAR Secretary Nasser
Pangandaman and Ronald Adamat. The MILF panel was led by its chief negotiator Mohagher Iqbal.
We are elated that the MILF respects the processes and steps the GRP needs to undertake towards
achieving a long-term solution to the Mindanao problem.
The GRP panel is optimistic that we are on to a process that could potentially bridge the gaps between the
positions of the GRP and the MILF on contentious issues in the peace negotiations. Some of these issues
include concepts on governance and use of natural resources.
These issues are currently being discussed in reflective dialogues mounted by the Office of the Presidential
Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) in nine regions in Mindanao, Palawan, Bacolod, Metro Manila and
Baguio.
We express our appreciation to Mediator Datuk Othman Abd Razak and the Malaysian government for
facilitating the talks and look forward to our next meeting later this month where we hope to open
discussions on possible mechanisms for developing consensus on a legislative agenda and possible
Constitutional amendments for a just and lasting peace in Muslim Mindanao.
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