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| Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak received a visit from the Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Tan Sri Iyad Ameen Madani in his office at the Perdana Putra Building today. - Bernama |
Secretary General Iyad Ameen Madani pointed out that 'discussions Congressional' in the Philippines among the factors to be obstacles in the peace process between Manila and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). 'The process (of peace), was moving slowly, stalled and stalled due to congressional deliberations. 'We still believe it is an opportunity that will not go away. Therefore, we work closely with our counterparts in Malaysia because Malaysia's leading (the peace process in the southern Philippines), 'he told reporters in an interview at the end of his three-day visit to Thailand late Tuesday night. Malaysia acts as an intermediary in the peace talks between the Philippine government and the largest rebel group in the Philippines since 2001, thus enabling the two sides signed a peace agreement on 27 March 2014.
The violence that dragged on for decades in the southern Philippines has claimed thousands of lives in the region as the source. OIC Secretary General's visit to Malaysia last week, before visiting Thailand.
Madani was in the Philippines not long ago and held talks with the leadership of the president of the government and the Congress leadership on the peace process in the south of the country. 'We (OIC) also fell to the south and talk to the separatists of different ranks,' he said. On issues involving the Rohingyas in Myanmar, Madani said he sent a letter to Aung San Suu Kyi recently after his party won big in the country's general election and took over the leadership of the country. 'We're still trying to find out if we can get a positive feedback from Myanmar. We have sent a letter to Aung San Suu Kyi, and expressed our hope that by the end of the election, his party's landslide victory, the situation will improve, and the attitude has improved, 'he said. Madani said that the situation of the Rohingya community in Burma was 'beyond the internal problems (the country), it is a matter of human rights and national rights issues.' He said that the Rohingyas are denied citizenship and are not allowed to contest any post, have coexisted constitute with other ethnic groups in Myanmar for centuries and it should continue. He said over the years, the OIC seeks to establish 'communication channels' with Yangon to offer help the organization in addressing humanitarian issues in Myanmar. OKI will continue to work closely with the regional countries and ASEAN through bilateral relations with Yangon to have a positive impact on the Rohingya issue, he said. Madani also appreciate the efforts made by Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia and Bangladesh to address the humanitarian crisis faced by the Rohingya community.
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