The Philippine government should call a cease-fire and continue its peace talks with the separatist Moro Islamic Liberation Front to prevent Mindanao from turning into another Aceh, Malaysian Ambassador to the Philippines Mohammad Taufik warned on Tuesday.
| "Yeah. Don't go killin' no Muslims, now..." |
âKuala Lumpur is very concerned. Selective aerial attacks are the prerogative of the Philippine government, but we have to look at things at a very rational manner,â he said. Taufik said the selective attacks of Philippine military on Saturday on the MILF could kill the peace process, making it very difficult for neutrals to mediate the conflict.
| The peace processor's been running all this while, and it hasn't worked very well, has it? |
âIf they want us to play a vital role, yes, we are willing to be involved. But the atmosphere is not conducive and as neighbors, we donât want to see an unstable or volatile situation,â Taufik said.
| "We prefer what's there now, which is, ummm... an unstable and volatile situation." |
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