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| MILF normalization pact eyed in January |
| 2013-12-20 |
| Philippine government peace negotiator Senen Bacani expects the normalization annex to be signed when exploratory talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) resume in Malaysia in January. He said the government and MILF have agreed to complete the fourth and last annex providing for the normalization and decommissioning of MILF forces before the final agreement is signed. Government chief negotiator Miriam Coronel-Ferrer said a bigger campaign is in store for the legalization of weapons not just for MILF combatants, but also for those who want to legalize the possession of firearms. She said the campaign for firearms legalization will be for everyone, not just the MILF members, with the passing of a new firearms control law. |
| Posted by:ryuge |