Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
The Collective Voice of The Muslim World
Date: 11/12/2011
At the invitation of H.E. Prof. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation a first coordination meeting between the leaderships of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) took place on 6-7 December 2011 at the OIC headquarters in Jeddah. The meeting was chaired by Amb. Sayed Kassem El-Masry, Adviser to the Secretary General and his Special Envoy for Peace in Southern Philippines, and with the participation of Mr. Talal Daous, Director of the Department of Muslim Communities and Minorities at the OIC. The meeting was held in implementation of a resolution from the Ministerial Council which had convened in Dushanbe, Republic of Tajikistan, and called upon the MNLF and the MILF to rally their efforts, work hand in hand for the promotion of peace and development for the people of Bangsamoro and evolve a join mechanism for consultation and coordination. The two Fronts agreed on the need for continued coordination among them so as to help the Bangsamoro people in Southern Philippines achieve their aspirations and recover all their political, civil and economic rights. They also agreed that such coordination would include the exchange of information on the peace process and the difficulties facing either in their negotiations and about what the OIC could extend in this connection. They further agreed that their coordination meetings would be chaired by the representative of the OIC Secretary General for peace in Southern Philippines, Amb. Sayed Kassem El-Masry, and that the Second round of this coordination between them would be held in February 2012.
