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‘Implement agreement in good faith,’ Canada urges parties

On the eve of the scheduled signing of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB), two Moro women in Pikit, North Cotabato install a banner congratulating the government and the MILF. (MindaNews photo by TOTO LOZANO) By MindaNews MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/28 March) – Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird on Friday urged the Philippine government

By verafiles

Mar 28, 2014

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On the eve of the scheduled March 27, 2014 signing of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB), two Moro women in Pikit, North Cotabato install a banner congratulating the government and the MILF. (MindaNews photo by TOTO LOZANO)
On the eve of the scheduled signing of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB), two Moro women in Pikit, North Cotabato install a banner congratulating the government and the MILF. (MindaNews photo by TOTO LOZANO)

By MindaNews

MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/28 March) – Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird on Friday urged the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) to continue working together to make the agreement they signed Thursday “a reality.”

“Canada encourages both parties to the Agreement, and all Filipinos, to continue to work together to make this Agreement a reality, to implement it in good faith and to overcome the legacy of conflict. Canada stands ready to assist,” Baird said in a statement.

The Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro was signed Thursday in Malacanang with Malaysian Prime Minister Dato’ Sir Mohd Najib Bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak as witness.

Malaysia has been facilitating the GPH-MILF talks since 2001.

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