Gov’t, MILF sign ‘Declaration of Continuity for Peace Negotiations’
3 June 2010
By CAROLYN O. ARGUILLAS
Mindanews
DAVAO CITY.–The Philippine government and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) ended nine years of peace negotiations under the Arroyo administration with the signing of a “Declaration of Continutiy for Peace Negotiations” and the “Guidelines on the Humanitarian, Rehabilitation and Development Component of the International Monitoring Team” shortly after noon today in Kuala Lumpur.
“Yes , we had a breakthrough! We have just signed the Declaration of Continuity of the Negotiations between GRP and MILF,” government peace panel chair Rafael Seguis, also Foreign Affairs Undersecretary, told MindaNews in a text message.
