Opposition party welcomes peace deal between government, rebels

Sudanese daily newspaper Al-Anba on September 28, 2003

The opposition Democratic Unionist Party [DUP] has welcomed the security and military arrangements agreement.

In a statement to Al-Anba newspaper, the secretary of the National Democratic Alliance [NDA] (inside Sudan) and an official of the NDA’s political bureau, Ali Al-Sayyid, welcomed the agreement.

“We are for peace from whichever direction it comes from. The priority is to end the war, so long as an agreement is reached, one which would guarantee a democratic transformation, then that will be enough,” he told Al-Anba.

“We have no greed for resources or power. We support the agreement totally even if it comes in a form of partnership between the government and the movement [rebel Sudan People’s Liberation Movement] and we become sidelined, we will not object it,” he said.

He however said, “All of us would like to see all political parties taking part.” Ali Al-Sayyid considered the agreement a positive step towards arriving at a comprehensive peace agreement.