Memorandum: Highlights of the TWG Meeting

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Country/entity
Philippines
Mindanao
Region
Asia and Pacific
Asia and Pacific
Agreement name
Memorandum: Highlights of the TWG Meeting
Date
15 Jun 2000
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
Edir. Alma R. Evagelista, GRP Technical Committee Chairperson;
Dr. Dingan Ali, MILF Technical Committee Acting Chairperson
Third parties
-
Description
Agreement by the Technical Committees, informing on the meetings of the GRP and MILF Technical Working Groups (TWGs), in which they met and exchanged position papers of their respective TWGs regarding the six (6) Clustered Agenda Items. This was followed by individual and informal discussion. Concluding, it was agreed during the meetings that the position papers be elevated to the GRP and MILF Technical Committee for consideration and discussion on 20 June 2000.

Agreement document
PH_000615_Memorandum of TWG Highlights.pdf | Download PDF

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Source
GRP-MILF Peace Process: Compilation of Signed Agreements & other related Documents (1997-2010); (MILF Peace Panel/Asia Foundation, 2010), p. 95.

Memorandum

To: The Chairmen GRP and MILF Negotiating Panels

From:

Chairperson, GRP Technical Committee, Acting Chairperson, MILF Technical Committee

Date:

June 15, 2000

Respectfully submitted to the Chairmen of the GRP and MILF Negotiating Panels are the highlights of the June 14-15, 2000 meeting of the GRP and MILF Technical Working Groups (TWGs) as follows:

1. The meeting started on June 14, 2000 at 3:00pm.

During the said meeting, the Chairpersons of the GRP and MILF Technical Committees exchanged Position Papers of their respective TWGs on the six (6) Clustered Agenda Items.

2. On the second day of the meeting, June 15, 2000, the meetings of the GRP and MILF TWGs resumed at 1:00pm.

Individual informal discussions on the clustered agenda items were held.

3. It was agreed during these meetings that the proposals contained in the respective TWG position papers be elevated to the GRP and MILF Technical Committees for consideration.

The undersigned hereby endorse the above-mentioned recommendation.

Pusuant to this, may we respectfully recommend that the GRP and MILF Technical Committees meet on Tuesday, 20 June 2000 to discuss the position papers.

Respectfully submitted.

For the GRP Technical Committee:

Edir.

Alma R. Evangelista

For the MILF Technical Committee:

Dr. Dingan Ali, Acting Chairperson