By IINA,
Jeddah : The Secretary General of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Prof. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu has welcomed the decision of the Philippines authorities to release on bail Chairman of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) Prof. Nur Misuari after many years of detention and house arrest. On this occasion, the Secretary-General calls on the two parties to proceed ahead with the implementation of the 1996 Peace Agreement and to fulfill the commitments and obligations of this historic agreement, according to an OIC statement.
The OIC Chief also hoped that the third Trilateral Meeting to be held in Manila from 26 to 29 May 2008 between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP), the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF), and the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) would be successful, with a view to restoring peace, security and stability in Mindanao in southern Philippines.