The Thirty-second Session of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers (Session of Integration and Development), held in Sana 'a, Republic of Yemen, from 28 to 30 Jumada AI-Uwla, 1426H (28-30 June, 2005),

Bearing in mind the resolutions of the OIC and the recommendations of the Ministerial Committee of Eight on the question of Muslims in Southern Philippines;

Recalling the Tripoli Agreement signed on 23 December 1976, under the auspices of the OIC, between the Government of the Republic of Philippines (GRP) and the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) which the signatory parties agreed to consider as the basis for a permanent, just and comprehensive political solution to the question of Muslims in Southern Philippines within the framework of the national sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of the Philippines;

Paying tribute to the role of the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, under the wise leadership of H.E. Colonel Moamar Gaddafi, in achieving the Tripoli Agreement of 1976 and in hosting the first preliminary talks in Tripoli from 3 to 4 October 1992 and the Unity and Solidarity Meeting of the MNLF leaders on 6 April 2003;

Also paying tribute to the role of the Government of the Republic of Indonesia in facilitating the peace process culminating in the signing of the Final Peace Agreement on 2 September 1996, and expressing satisfaction for the efforts of the Ministerial Committee of Eight in this regard;

Recalling that in accordance with the two Memoranda of Understanding with which the GRP and the MNLF concluded two rounds of preliminary talks, held successively in Tripoli, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya on 3-4 October 1992 and in Cipanas, Western Java, Republic of Indonesia on 14-16 April, 1993, the two parties agreed to conduct official peace negotiations for the full implementation of the letter and spirit of the 1976 Tripoli Agreement;

Recalling also the results of the four rounds of formal peace talks held in Jakarta, Indonesia, including the subsidiary mechanisms, between the GRP and the MNLF, through facilities made available by the OIC Committee of Eight;

Commending the agreement reached by the participants in the Fourth Round of Formal Peace Talks to reaffirm all the points of agreement of the 1994, 1995 and 1996 Interim. Agreements and to include them in the Final Agreement provided for in the 1976 Tripoli Agreement;

Taking note of the important developments recorded in implementing the 1996 Peace Agreement between the Government of Philippines and the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF), in accordance with the terms of the said peace Agreement and the national laws of the Republic of Philippines.

Taking further note of the report of the Chairman of the Committee of Eight to the 30th Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers in Tehran, Iran on 30 May 2003, in which some members of the Committee of Eight request that the Committee continue to monitor the implementation of Phase 2 of the 1996 Peace Agreement between the GRP and the MNLF.

Taking into account the report of the Chairman of the Committee of Eight before the 10tti Summit of the OIC in Putrajaya, on 16 October 2003 mentioning that the social and economic developments which are elements of the Phase 2 of the Peace Agreement are already in progress and the phase 1 consisting of military and political aspects of the Agreement has been completed.

Reaffirming resolution No.2/31-MM on the Question of Muslims in Southern Philippines adopted by the 31 st Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers, in Istanbul, Republic of Turkey, on 14-16 June which decided the completion of the phase 1 of the 1996 Peace Agreement and the need for the Committee of Eight to continue monitoring the implementation of phase 2;

Encouraging the GRP and the MNLF to continue their adherence to the implementation of phase II of the 1996 Peace Agreement and their efforts to accelerate the implementation of phase II of the 1996 Peace Agreement in bringing about the peace, justice and prosperity in the Southern Philippines;

Having considered the report of the Secretary General on the Question of Muslims in Southern Philippines (Document No. ICFM/32-2005/MM/SG.REP .2) ;

1.         Renews its support for the Peace Agreement between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the Moro National Liberation Front initiated on 30 August 1996 in Ja}(arta and officially signed on 2 September 1996 in Manila.

2.         Calls on both the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the Moro National Liberation Front to preserve the gains achieved since the signing of the Peace Agreement and fully implement the Agreement, particularly Articles 63, 65, 66, in addition to Articles 69, 70, and 71, concerning the representation of the autonomous zone in the Supreme and Appeals Courts and in the Board of the Judicial Attorneys Council.

3.         Urges the Member States, subsidiary organs, affiliated and specialized institutions as well as charitable Islamic organizations in the Member States to increase their medical, humanitarian, economic, financial and technical assistance for the development and rehabilitation of Southern Philippines through the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) in order to accelerate the completion of the social and economic development.

4.         Commissions the Ministerial Committee of Eight and the Secretary General to continue the necessary contacts with the Government of the Philippines and the MNLF, for complete implementation of the Peace Agreement and defining a time table to finalize the implementation of all the articles of the Peace Agreement of 1996.

5.         Reaffirms the importance of implementing Articles 148 and 149 of the Peace Agreement on establishing an Islamic Banking Division inside the Philippines Central Bank (BSP) in order to finance and develop the autonomous zone in Mindanao until the autonomous zone is granted the financial and administrative independence stipulated by the Agreement.

6.         Noting the report of the General Secretariat which regret and concern preoccupations over environmental pollution affecting 1.2 million Muslims living around the Lanao Lake in the Mindanao region because of non-adherence by the national electricity generating station to environment protection standards, leading to water pollution and the spread of poverty and disease within the local population. The conference exhorts both parties of the Peace Agreement redouble their efforts to solve this problem.

7.         Requests the Secretary General to follow up the implementation of this resolution and to submit a report thereon to the Thirty-third Session of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers.