Efter 40 års væbnet oprør i den mineralrige region i det sydlige Filippinerne har regeringen og de muslimske rebeller nu underskrevet det sidste dokument inden den endelige fredsaftale, der ventes klar om få uger.
MANILA, 27 January 2014 (IRIN) – The Philippine government has completed peace talks with Muslim rebels after they agreed to turn over their weapons, ending four decades of deadly insurgency in Mindanao.
This could fast-track rehabilitation of the war-torn southern region, and allow greater quantities of humanitarian aid to become available.
After talks in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of neighbouring Malaysia, both sides said on 25 January they had signed a document on “normalization”, which outlines how the 12,000-strong Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) will hand over weapons to an independent commission.
Allerede aftaler om skat, regering og magtdeling
The normalization agreement has been the fourth and most contentious (besværlige) component of a final peace accord, which both sides said they expected to sign in the coming weeks.
The MILF and the government have already agreed on taxation, governance, and power-sharing in Mindanao, where the insurgency (oprøret) led to a vicious cycle of displacement, fatalities and economic dislocation.
Japan, the US and the European Union quickly welcomed the agreement, saying that with the impending (ventede) signing of the final peace accord, all sides could now finally concentrate on rehabilitating the region.
Løfte fra USA om mere hjælp
“This agreement offers the promise of peace, security, and economic prosperity now and for future generations in Mindanao,” US Secretary of State John Kerry said.
The US has promised more development aid to the region once the deal is signed, including investment in infrastructure, education and health.
Ghazali Jaafar, a senior MILF leader, said he hoped the agreement would lead to the rehabilitation of many Muslim communities, which were mired (nedsunket) in extreme poverty and had largely been inaccessible to aid groups, who were constrained by security issues.
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