Darfur mediation meets government and rebels to discuss ceasefire implementation
February 25, 2010 (KHARTOUM) — Darfur mediators discussed in separate meetings held in Doha Thursday the implementation of a ceasefire agreement with the Sudanese government and the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM.
The separate meetings, held with the participation of military experts from the UN and the UNAMID, aimed at determining the mechanism of the ceasefire agreement before to discuss the other issues included in the framework deal as power and wealth sharing, compensations, land and security, stated Ahmed bin Abdullah al Mahmoud, Qatari state minister for foreign affairs today.
The mediation welcomed also the release of over fifty rebels by the Sudanese authorities as provided in the peace framework agreement. In the past, Sudan had refused to release them despite a goodwill agreement inked in February2009 asking JEM to sign a ceasefire agreement.
The mediation also said it is conducting consultations with another group rebel group present in Doha, the Liberation Movement for Justice (LMJ), to finalize a framework agreement including a truce.
Khalil Ibrahim, JEM leader said yesterday opposed to parallel talks with the LMJ and urged the later to join his movement. But the group of ten factions blatantly rejected several times JEM call. Ibrahim yesterday warned to cancel the talks if such agreement is signed.
However, the Joint Chief Mediator Djibril Bassole said JEM did not inform them officially about its refusal for separate talks between Sudan and the rebel LMJ.
The mediation will continue in the overall process “because our conviction that peace-building needs to all the people of Darfur,” said Bassole. He regretted that such divergences impede the peace process stressing they will pursue dialogue with JEM leader to address the issue.
(ST)
Time1
Darfur mediation meets government and rebels to discuss ceasefire implementation
African Union and Arab League efferots in Darfur is welcome and should be supported, it has now achieved some fruitful results with the recent Doha agreement, forget those who only want to show off on international telivisions but with empty effects on the grounds, NGOs and other parties are just their to exploit the suffering of Darfur.