Darfur authority welcomes SPLM proposal to review Sudan’s CPA

February 20, 2008 (KHARTOUM) — Darfur former rebels hailed Sudan People’s Liberation Movement proposal to review the 2005 peace agreement in order to contribute to political settlement in the war-torn Darfur region.

Secretary General of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement, Cabinet affairs minister, Pagan Amum said on Monday February 18 that the SPLM would not mind the reviewing the Comprehensive Peace Agreement including the power and wealth sharing, to facilitate a political solution for the five year crisis in Darfur.

Mohamed Suleiman Adam, the Secretary General of the Transitional Darfur Regional Authority (TDRA) welcomed Pagan proposition saying that wealth and power sharing should be reviewed in the three agreements in order to make the CPA a comprehensive deal satisfying all the people of Sudan.

Adam urged the National Congress Party to respond positively to the SPLM offer. He pointed out that the National Congress Party would not lose anything, and the opening of the Naivasha will be of great help for the non signatory rebel movements to join the peace process.

The CPA gives the National Congress 52 percent of executive positions, the SPLM 28 percent, other southern groups six percent and northern parties 16 percent.

(ST)