• Country/entity

  Philippines
  Mindanao
  

• Region

  Asia and Pacific
  Asia and Pacific
  

• Agreement name

  Joint Statement - Special Meeting (October 27 2007)

• Date

  24 Oct 2007

• 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

  Rodolfo C. Garcia, GRP Panel Chair;
  Mohagher Iqbal, MILF Panel Chair

• Third parties

  -

• Description

  Agreement by the Parties, informing of the recent meeting in which the Parties concluded preparatory negotiations on Ancestral Domain. The Parties expressed readiness to resume the next round of exploratory talks by mid-November, and appreciation to the Malaysian Government.

• Agreement document

  PH_071024_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

Joint Statement

The GRP and MILF Peace Panels ended their two-day special meeting today on a high note with both sides expressing deep satisfaction over the successful resolution of major issues to overcome the impasse last September 2006 over the Ancestral Domain agenda on territory.

The Parties acknowledged the critical gains achieved in the recent session, which embodied the culmination of intensive backchannel efforts since February 2007.

The Parties expressed their readiness to resume the next round of exploratory talks by mid-November.

The peace process is firmly back on track towadrs the holding of the Formal Talks before the end of the year, thereby concluding the negotiations on Ancestral Domain.

The Panels extended their full application to the international community and other concerned parties whose unflagging support and encouragement helped sustain the momentumof the peace process.

Both sides expressed gratitude to the unwavering asistance extended by the Malaysian Secretariat and the untiring efforts of H.E. Datuk Othman bin Abdul Razak.

The Panels thank H.E. Prime Minister Dato Seri Abdullah Bin Haji Ahmad Badawi for his steadfast support to the peace process and to H.E. President Gloria Macapagel-Arroyo for her sustained commitment to the achievement of lasting peace in Mindanao.

Done on the 24th of October 2007 at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.