• Country/entity

  Philippines
  Mindanao
  

• Region

  Asia and Pacific
  Asia and Pacific
  

• Agreement name

  Joint Statement -8th GRP-MILF Exploratory Talks (June 21 2005)

• Date

  21 Jun 2005

• 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

  Sec. Silvestre C. Afable, Jr., GRP Peace Panel Chairman;
  Mohagher M. Iqbal, MILF Peace Panel Chairman

• Third parties

  -

• Description

  Agreement by the Peace Panels informing on the 8th Round of Exploratory Talks between the Government of the Philippines (GRP) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), in which the Parties agreed to extend the Ad Hoc Joint Action Group (AHJAG) for another one year period, and to resume talks in July 2005 to forge clear parameters and principles relating to governance and ancestral domain of the Bangsamoro People. Concluding, the Parties thanked the Malaysian Government for the support and facilitation of the talks.

• Agreement document

  PH_050621_Joint Statement.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

In the name of God, the most beneficent, the most merciful

Joint Statement

The 8th Round of Exploratory Talks between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) through the facilitation of the Government of Malaysia held at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on June 20-21, 2005 was marked with a high level of mutual trust and confidence.

The Parties, while expressing satisfaction with the positive achievements of the Ad Hoc Joint Action Group (AHJAG), agreed to the extension of the Interim Guidelines of the AHJAG for a period of one (1) year from June 21, 2005, subject to further discussions on proposed amendments to its guidelines.

The Malaysian Secretariat joined hands with the GRP Panel in congratulating the successful holding of the MILF General Consultation at Darapan, Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao, a tribute to the leadership of the MILF and a reflection of its clear mandate from the Bangsamoro People to negotiate with the Philippine Government toward a peaceful, just, lasting and comprehensive political solution to the Bangsamoro problem.

Both Parties agreed to forge clear parameters and principles to be pursued on the strand on Governance of the Ancestral Domain aspect of the negotiations.

In this context, the Parties agreed to resume talks in July 2005.

Finally, both Parties express their gratitude to the Malaysian Government for the continuing support to ensure the success of the GRP-MILF Peace Process.

Done on the 21st of June 2005 at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.