MILF forwards 5 queries to new gov’t peace panel 07/18/2010

MILF forwards 5 queries to new gov’t peace panel

07/18/2010 While Malacañang said yesterday definitive steps were being taken to hasten the resumption of peace negotiations with both the Muslim and communist rebels, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) said it is backing a former peace adviser’s proposal for the new government panel to answer five questions first before sitting at the negotiating table with the secessionist group. In a radio interview, Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Secretary Teresita Deles said she expects the peace talks to begin “within the next quarter.” Lawyer Lanang Ali, a senior member of the MILF peace panel, said the rebel group is supporting the proposal of Camilo Montesa, former assistant secretary at the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP), in forwarding the so-called five basic questions (5BQ) to members of the government panel which are: Can the MILF be trusted?; Is there a Moro Problem?; What is the Moro Problem?; What are the roots of the Moro Problem?; How should we solve the Moro Problem? “He is one of the few members of the government peace panel who enjoyed high regard from the MILF. He is very objective and is not one of a close mind when it comes to searching for the ‘new formulas’ in addressing the Moro Question in Mindanao,”... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20100718hed2.html

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