From ABS-CBN (Sep 18): MNLF's Sema wants urgent resumption of tripartite review
The scheduled tripartite review meeting between the Philippine government, Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) was supposed to happen this Monday in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
However, Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) Undersecretary Jose Lorena said Tuesday it was postponed following the request of the MNLF secretariat.
MNLF-Sema faction spokesman and former Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) assemblyman Romeo Sema said on Wednesday the request was made by the Misuari group due to the continuous clashes in Zamboanga City.
The official said the Sema faction opposes the postponement of the tripartite review meeting as this is a venue where the current situation in Zamboanga City can be discussed by concerned parties.
"Di naman sa hindi pabor, pero sana ang problema ay mapag-usapan dito. Para malaman ano ang posisyon ng gobyerno and what is MNLF's position on the issue," Sema said.
Chairman Muslimin Sema of the MNLF's 15-man council called for a meeting with his ground commanders all over Mindanao to discuss the postponement of the tripartite review meeting and the Zamboanga siege.
This is Sema's way of extending and explaining to the ground commanders and members the reason why the meeting was postponed and to continue to renew their vow not to support or conduct any course of action which is not in line with peace.
"Kasi kung medyo mainit 'yung sitwasyon, medyo pakalmahin natin. Sinabi ni Chairman Sema that there'll be a stand down of all the forces of the MNLF and abide by the position of the central committee and the supremacy of the 1996 final peace agreement," Sema said.
The Sema faction vows to proceed with the tripartite review meeting to settle pending issues in the final peace agreement of 1996.
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/regions/09/18/13/mnlfs-sema-wants-urgent-resumption-tripartite-review
The scheduled tripartite review meeting between the Philippine government, Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) was supposed to happen this Monday in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
However, Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) Undersecretary Jose Lorena said Tuesday it was postponed following the request of the MNLF secretariat.
MNLF-Sema faction spokesman and former Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) assemblyman Romeo Sema said on Wednesday the request was made by the Misuari group due to the continuous clashes in Zamboanga City.
The official said the Sema faction opposes the postponement of the tripartite review meeting as this is a venue where the current situation in Zamboanga City can be discussed by concerned parties.
"Di naman sa hindi pabor, pero sana ang problema ay mapag-usapan dito. Para malaman ano ang posisyon ng gobyerno and what is MNLF's position on the issue," Sema said.
Chairman Muslimin Sema of the MNLF's 15-man council called for a meeting with his ground commanders all over Mindanao to discuss the postponement of the tripartite review meeting and the Zamboanga siege.
This is Sema's way of extending and explaining to the ground commanders and members the reason why the meeting was postponed and to continue to renew their vow not to support or conduct any course of action which is not in line with peace.
"Kasi kung medyo mainit 'yung sitwasyon, medyo pakalmahin natin. Sinabi ni Chairman Sema that there'll be a stand down of all the forces of the MNLF and abide by the position of the central committee and the supremacy of the 1996 final peace agreement," Sema said.
The Sema faction vows to proceed with the tripartite review meeting to settle pending issues in the final peace agreement of 1996.
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/regions/09/18/13/mnlfs-sema-wants-urgent-resumption-tripartite-review