To all the members of the mailing-list
The Philippines and the international community are rejoicing today ! The government and the MILF have just signed today in Manila an historical document which should be the first step toward an autonomous muslim region in Mindanao. As it is a Framework, there will be much negociations on hard issues in the following months. The work is not finished, but... there is great hope for a final settlement before 2016. For the boundary lovers that you are, there will be many interesting questions on this topic : boundary drawing between the future autonomous region and the rest of Mindanao, maritime limits between the Philippines and the new structure, etc... Fascinating topics indeed and much more !!
Francois-Xavier Bonnet
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