Turkey, Indonesia Convey Messages of Support for Mindanao Peace Process

Turkey and Indonesia have added their voices in support of the Mindanao peace process amid the fallout of the Mamasapano incident.

“We attach great importance to the resolute continuation of the Southern Philippines Peace Process, constituting a model for peace and cooperation in the region,” Turkey’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a press release issued last January 30.

“We hope that this regrettable incident will not damage the process and the cooperation between the parties,” the Ministry added.

During his expanded bilateral meeting with President Benigno S. Aquino III on February 09, Indonesian President Joko Widodo likewise reiterated his government’s commitment to the Mindanao peace process though Indonesia’s continued participation in the International Monitoring Team (IMT).

Australia, Canada, Libya, Norway, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, and the United States have also expressed support for the Philippine Government’s efforts to achieve a just and lasting peace in Mindanao as they offered their condolences to the families and loved ones of the 44 PNP-SAF personnel who were killed in the line of duty in Mamasapano, Maguindanao on January 25. (DFA)