Mehmanparast expressed hope that the sides would sign the final agreement in the near future by holding constructive negotiations in order to establish peace, stability and economic development in the southern Mindanao region.
On Monday, Philippines President Benigno Aquino and MILF chief Murad Ebrahim signed the peace pact in the capital Manila to ink the “framework agreement.”
According to the peace agreement, the Philippine government will establish an autonomous region in the Mindanao which is the second largest and easternmost island in the country to be controlled by the minority Muslims.
Reports say that the peace agreement is set to be signed on October 15 in Manila.
MILF has been fighting for independence since the early 1970s.
The conflict between the government and the separatist group has reportedly left more than 15,000 people dead.
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