The Organisation of Islamic Co-operation (OIC) has been granted "observer status" in the negotiations between the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) when they resume talks in April, representatives of the two panels announced.
The MILF have acknowledged OIC's active involvement in attempts to end almost 40 years of war and violence in Mindanao. The OIC brokered the 1996 agreement between the Philippines and the Moro National Liberation Front that resulted in the establishment of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).
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