By Taher G. Solaiman
Professor Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, the Secretary General of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), in a statement released last November 10, warned that the deteriorating situation in Mindanao “empowers undisciplined elements who seek to abort the peace process and fuel extremist feelings” even as he urged “the government of the Philippines and President Maria Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to rapidly return to the negotiating table in order to work out creative solutions matching agreements with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and the requirements of the Supreme Constitutional Court, while continuing to work in the same positive spirit that led to the accomplishments made so far through negotiations and build upon these achievements in a bid to reach the just and durable peace desired by all.“
Ihsanoglu also expressed his deep concern about “the increasing deterioration of the situation in the southern Philippines due to continued military operations, severely affecting civilians.”
He also said that “the uninterrupted military operations have resulted in the displacement of more than half a million civilians who live in shelters in dire conditions” and that he “would deploy efforts to mobilize resources from the OIC affiliated institutions and organs to alleviate the suffering of the displaced population.”
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