Philippine government reaches key deal with MILF
The Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF)
have resolved a key hurdle in their peace talks, bringing them closer to
ending violence that has claimed tens of thousands of lives.
The Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF)
have resolved a key hurdle in their peace talks, bringing them closer to
ending violence that has claimed tens of thousands of lives.
After six days of negotiations in Malaysia , Manila said it struck a compromise on sharing local revenues with a Muslim self-rule area in the Mindanao region that is expected to be led by the MILF.
The peace panels have completed the wealth-sharing annex on July 13, which paves the way for the two sides to decide how to divide up income from taxes and natural resources in the self-rule area.
After the wealth-sharing deal, the negotiators are expected to move on to how power will be shared between the national government and the Muslim self-rule area, and finally the disarmament of the MILF.
The negotiations also aim to create an autonomous region for the Muslim minority in Mindanao .
The 12,000-member MILF has waged a guerrilla war for a separate Islamic state in Mindanao since the 1970s that has claimed an estimated 150,000 lives and made over two million people in the south leave their home.
The Philippines ’ government and MILF signed a preliminary deal in October 2012 outlining the broad terms for a peace treaty that would be signed in 2016.-VNA
After six days of negotiations in Malaysia , Manila said it struck a compromise on sharing local revenues with a Muslim self-rule area in the Mindanao region that is expected to be led by the MILF.
The peace panels have completed the wealth-sharing annex on July 13, which paves the way for the two sides to decide how to divide up income from taxes and natural resources in the self-rule area.
After the wealth-sharing deal, the negotiators are expected to move on to how power will be shared between the national government and the Muslim self-rule area, and finally the disarmament of the MILF.
The negotiations also aim to create an autonomous region for the Muslim minority in Mindanao .
The 12,000-member MILF has waged a guerrilla war for a separate Islamic state in Mindanao since the 1970s that has claimed an estimated 150,000 lives and made over two million people in the south leave their home.
The Philippines ’ government and MILF signed a preliminary deal in October 2012 outlining the broad terms for a peace treaty that would be signed in 2016.-VNA
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