• Country/entity

  Philippines
  Mindanao
  

• Region

  Asia and Pacific
  Asia and Pacific
  

• Agreement name

  Communique on the Tripartite Meeting between the GRP, the MNLF and the OIC

• Date

  12 Nov 2007

• Agreement status

  Multiparty signed/agreed

• Interim arrangement

  Yes

• Agreement/conflict level

  Intrastate/intrastate conflict ( Philippine Insurgencies (1968 - ) )

• Stage

  Implementation/renegotiation

• Conflict nature

  Government/territory

• Peace process

  Philippines - Mindanao process

• Parties

  Parties include: the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP), the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), and the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF).

• Third parties

  Meeting chaired by Representative of Indonesia, Rezlan I. Jenie, acting as a facilitator.

• Description

  Communique on the meeting between the Parties to review the implementation of the 1996 Final Peace Agreement between the GRP and MNLF, and assess the progress made as well as the obstacles to its implementation. Agreed topics to discuss were the Shari'ah and Judiciary, Special Regional Security Force and the Unified Command for the Autonomous Region in Mindanao, Natural Resources and Development Issues, Political System and Representation, and Education.

• Agreement document

  PH_071112_Communique on GRP-MNLF-OIC.pdf | Download PDF

Groups

Gender

State definition

Governance

Power sharing

Human rights and equality

Rights related issues

Rights institutions

Justice sector reform

Socio-economic reconstruction

Land, property and environment

Security sector

Transitional justice

Implementation

COMMUNIQUE Tripartite Meeting between the GRP, MNLF and OIC Jeddah, 10 -12 November 2007

In implementation of the OIC Resolution No.

2/33-MM of the 33rd ICFM held in Baku, Republic of Azerbaijan, in June 2006, the Tripartite Meeting between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP), the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF), and the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) was convened on 10-12 November 2007 in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The OIC has called for the convening of this meeting in order to preserve the gains achieved through the 1996 Peace Agreement.

In his opening remarks, the Secretary General of the OIC noted that the Peace Agreement ended long years of bloodshed and turmoil and opened a road that was full of hopes and great expectations.

However, obstacles impeded its full implementation.

The meeting was chaired by H.E. Ambassador Re/Ian I. Jenie, Deputy Minister for Multilateral Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia, in his capacity as the Chairman of the OIC Peace Committee for the Southern Philippines (PCSP), and attended by its Members namely, Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, Egypt, Republic of Indonesia, the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Malaysia, the Republic of Turkey, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the Republic of Senegal and the OIC Peace Envoy for Southern Philippines.

The Delegation of the GRP was headed by Under Secretary Nabil A. Tan, Deputy Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process and the Delegation of the MNLF was headed by MNLF Legal Adviser, Attorney Randolph Parcasio.

The meeting adopted its agenda composed of one substantial item, namely to review the implementation of the 1996 Final Peace Agreement between the GRP and MNLF, assessment of progress made and obstacles to its implementation.

After three days of intensive discussions, the Meeting agreed to establish 5 (five) Joint Working Groups on the following topics.

1 Shari'ah and Judiciary;

2 Special Regional Security Force and the Unified Command for the Autonomous Region in Mindanao;

3 Natural Resources and Economic Development Issues;

4 Political System and Representation;

5 Education.

The Working Groups shall have the mandate to review implementation of the 1996 Final Peace Agreement in their respective assigned topics and provide recommendations to move the implementation of the Peace Agreement forward.

Each Working Group will be composed of 3 (three) experts from both the GRP and the MNLF.

The Meetings of the Working Group will be attended by representatives from the Members of the OIC PCSP as facilitators.

Each Joint Working Group is expected to submit its first progress reports to the Tripartite Meeting through the OIC by 10 January 2008.

The report will be considered at the next Tripartite Meeting to be convened on 14 January 2008 in a place to be decided later.

At the end of the Meeting the delegates of GRP and MNLF expressed their thanks to the OIC for convening this Tripartite Meeting and the good arrangements.

They reconfirmed their full commitment for the success of the peace process in Southern Philippines.