Turkey's ambassador to the Philippines Niyazi Evren Akyol stressed that the Philippines' push for comprehensive peace process must be an inspiration to other countries even as he vowed the Turkish government's full support to the country.

Akyol also lauded the country for achieving so many gains from its promotion of peace and development — which brought the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao to its better position now.

"Our world is full of conflict and the peace process in the Southern Philippines. We know how difficult and impossible it was. And now we can say it is possible. It is actually a model in my opinion for mediation efforts that other countries can use," Akyol said.

The envoy met with Presidential Adviser on the Peace, Reconciliation and Unity Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. over the weekend to discuss various peace-building interventions being carried out by the government to support the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro.

Among these initiatives are the continuing delivery of the socio-economic interventions to the six previously government-acknowledged Moro Islamic Liberation Front camps and 33 core barangays outside the Bangsamoro region; the implementation of the decommissioning of MILF combatants and their weapons; and the provision of capacity-building support to the BARMM government to ensure its smooth transition until the first BARMM elections in 2025.

Galvez said the implementation of the normalization process is crucial to fulfilling the national government's commitments under the CAB.

It is expected to pave the way for the signing of an Exit Agreement between the Government of the Philippines and the MILF by the end of 2024.