• Country/entity

  Philippines
  Mindanao
  

• Region

  Asia and Pacific
  Asia and Pacific
  

• Agreement name

  Joint Press Release

• Date

  7 Jan 1997

• Agreement status

  Multiparty signed/agreed

• Interim arrangement

  Yes

• Agreement/conflict level

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

• Stage

  Pre-negotiation/process

• Conflict nature

  Government/territory

• Peace process

  Philippines - Mindanao process

• Parties

  Asec. Jovenal Lazaga, GRP Committee on Agenda Setting Chair
  Mgen. Joselin Nazareno, GRP Committee on Cessation of Hostilities Chair
  Prof. Moner Bajunaid, MILF Committee on Agenda Setting Chair
  Atty. Lanang Ali, MILF Committee on Cessation of Hostilities Chair

• Third parties

  -

• Description

  The Press Release provides a summary of the discussion between the Technical Committees on Agenda Setting and the Technical Committees on the Cessation of Hostilities, to which they agreed they needed to identify and clarify the issues and concerns for the future formal peace talks. Additionally, the Committees on the Cessation of Hostilities exchanged position papers on a ceasefire to generate a favorable atmosphere for the future formal talks. The Committees agreed to meet again on the 25-26 of February 1997 to further these discussions.

• Agreement document

  PH_970107_Joint Press Release.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

Joint Press Release

In an Historic Initial meeting at the Da’wah centre.

Crossing Simuay, sultan Kundarat, Maguindanao today, January 7, 1997, members of the Technical Committees of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) took a step towards the attainment of a just and lasting peace in Mindanao.

The Technical Committees on agenda setting of the GRP Panel and MILF panel discussed and reached a consensus on the nature and scope of their assigned task – to identify and clarify the issues and concerns which shall become the agenda for the formal peace talks between the GRP and MILF panels.

The MILF Technical Committee proposed a single talking point – “To solve the Bangsamoro Problem”.

Another Meeting was set for February 25-26, 1997 at the same venue for the MILF Technical Committee to expound on its proposal and for the GRP Technical Committee to present its position.

The technical committee on the cessation of hostilities, on the other hand, exchanged position papers on the cessation of hostilities, which are intended to generate a favourable atmosphere for the formal peace talks.

They agreed to meet again also on February 25-26 1997 for the submission of their final respective positions after consultations with their principals.

The meeting was very cordial, with the Technical Committees expressing their willingness to accomplish their assigned tasks at the earliest possible time.

Approved for Release:

ASEC JOVENAL LAZAGA (CHAIR, GRP COMMITTEE ON AGENDA SETTING)

PROF.

MONER BAJUNAID (CHAIR, MILF COMMITTEE ON AGENDA SETTING)

MGEN JOSELIN NAZARENO AFP (CHAIR, GRP COMMITTEE ON CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES)

ATTY.

LANANG ALI (CHAIR, MILD COMMITTEE ON CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES)