March 10, 2010 (KHARTOUM) – The US special envoy to Sudan Scott Gration said today that it is imperative that a peace deal be reached in the war ravaged region of Darfur prior to the April elections and suggested that the crisis there has shifted attention from the South ahead of the 2011 referendum.
“There is going to be a lot of things that are keeping us from focusing on Darfur…. That’s why in my view we have this little window where we really need to get the framework solidified. And then we can reach out and really put some flesh on the bones” Gration said.
The US special envoy made (...)
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