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IMT-Mindanao Batch 12 pays Exit Call to MILF Leadership
- Mar 13, 2018
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The International Monitoring Team Mindanao Batch 12 with its Head of Mission Major General Datuk Masrani bin Paiman and his Contingent made an exit call to the MILF leadership today, March 12, 2018 at the Moro Front’s Administrative Camp in Darapanan, Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao.
Coincidence as it may, it was also in March 12 of 2017 that the IMT Batch 11 made an exit call to the MILF leadership headed by MILF Chair Al Haj Murad Ebrahim.
The IMT Mindanao Batch 12 Contingent is composed of First Admiral Roslan bin Mohammad Yunus, Deputy Head of Mission, Co l. Ayub Khan bin Mohammad Khan, RMAF, Chief of Staff, Col. Mohammad Fazly bin Mat Said, Team Site 3 Leader, Capt Mohammad Kindil bin Md Akim RMN, Team Site 2 Leader, Lt. Col Muhammad bin Abdullah RMAF, Team Site 2 Deputy Leader, Lt. Col. Muhsin bin Mat Nur RMAF, Team Site 4 Member, Supt Abdul Latif bin Ibrahim, Chief Operations Officer, Maj. Azizan bin Marzuki, Team Site 2 Member, Lt Cdr Noorulzaki bin A. Rahman, RMN SO2, Admin Logistics, DSP Khairul Azwan bin Mohammed Idris, Team Site 3 Deputy Leader, Capt. Wan Nuruddin Shah bin Wan Johan, MD, Medical Officer, WO2 Omar Ali bin Hassan, Mr. Shahrul Anwar bin Abdul Latif, Mr, Salahudin bin Hamza, Team Site 1 Member, Mr. Mohamed Arif bin Mohamed Ali, Team Site 3 Member.
The IMT team was gladly received by members of the MILF Central Committee.
Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces (BIAF) Chief of Staff Sammy Al Mansoor in his message mentioned how the involvement of International Monitoring Team started that dates back to the administration of then President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo when she sought the assistance from government of Malaysia to facilitate the resumption of the stalled GPH-MILF Peace Talks.
The negotiation that started in January 1997 was brought to standstill when President Joseph Estrada declared an all-out war against the MILF in 2000.
IMT then started its deployment to Mindanao in 2004.
“In my personal feeling, no amount of words that can compensate in praising all the members, from IMT One to IMT Twelve, who are today in the conclusion of their tour-of-duty as manifested by many exit calls they have to BIAF, and MILF Leadership, ” Chief of Staff Sammy Al Mansour said.
Major General Datuk Paiman began his message with thankfulness to the Almighty for the blessings of being able to be in Camp Darapanan along with his contingent.
Together with them is the Head of Mission, IMT Mindanao Batch 13 Major General Dato Haji Nazir bin Haji Mami.
On behalf of IMT M-12, Maj Gen Paiman thanked the leadership of the MILF for the opportunity to be part of the peace mechanism of the peace process. He shared some points of his experience gained during his twelve months as Head of Mission.
“Life as a member of IMT is really a challenging one. But I subscribed to the view that “Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful”, Maj Gen Paiman said.
“IMT Mindanao 12 is going to leave Mindanao. I must acknowledge that we have gained a wealth of knowledge that we will always treasure. Our hearts will remain with the Bangsamoro people.
We pray that Bangsamoro Government will be realized and the Bangsamoro people will succeed and prosper, in Shaa Allah”, Major General Paiman’s message in a bit of emotional tone.
The GPH-MILF Peace Implementing Panel have renewed the Mandate of International Monitoring Team for another year until March 2019. USec Nabil A. Tan, Chair GPH PIP, and Mohagher Iqbal, Chair MILF PIP attended the meeting of the Panel that was held March 6-7 in Cotabato City.
IMT renewal was one of the meeting’s agenda.
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