HON. RAFAEL E. SEGUIS
Chairman, Government Peace Negotiating Panel
In Talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front
2 June 2010, Kuala Lumpur

Datuk Othman bin Abd Razak, Chief Facilitator,
Honorable Chairman of the MILF Peace Negotiating Panel, Mohagher Iqbal
Honorable Members of the MILF Peace Negotiating Panel
Distinguished Members of the GRP Peace Negotiating Panel,
Distinguished Members of the International Contact Group,
Excellencies,

Assamalu Alaykum wa Rahmatullaha wa Barakatu. We all desire peace in Mindanao. But the road towards it has been characterized by alternating chapters of talks and impasse. Since the talks with the MILF began in 1996 there have been several roadblocks that led to standoff in the negotiations. In August 2008, after the Supreme Court decided on the unconstitutionality of the MOA-AD, some MILF commanders attacked villages and communities in protest of decision. The talks were stalled once more.

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We are shocked and saddened by the Isabela City crisis that took place on April 13, 2010. As we analyzed the incident, we came to a conclusion that this is not an issue between Muslims and Christians. Rather, it is an issue of who monster-minded it and what is the real motive.

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