Misuari to attend OIC conference in Djibouti next week

MANILA, Philippines - Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) founding chairman Nur Misuari is set to leave for Africa next week to attend the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers meeting in Djibouti.

A staff of Misuari said that the MNLF leader is expected to report on the Bangsamoro agreement forged by the Aquino government with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) last Oct. 15 in Manila.

The MNLF has been an observer member of the OIC since 1977.

In an earlier interview with The STAR, Misuari said he will deliver a report during the plenary meeting of the council.

He said the MNLF delegates to the OIC conference include top leaders of the MILF who defected back to the MNLF.

Misuari said he will brief the OIC on the progress of the final phase of negotiations for the full implementation of the 1976 Tripoli Agreement.

He reiterated the position of the OIC that the Tripoli Agreement would continue to form the basis for any settlement of the conflict, provided that it is acceptable by all factions of the Bangsamoro people.