Sudan FM attributes slowness in peace implementation to donors
May 1, 2006 (KHARTOUM) — Sudanese Foreign Minister, Lam Akol, has attributed slowness that had accompanied the implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement between the government and SPLM to the non-fulfillment of the donors to the pledges they made in Oslo.
Akol reviewed during his meeting with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Louise Arbour, and the delegation accompanying her the process of implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) and what has been accomplished so far of establishment of the commissions, the Government of National Unity, the parliament and the governments of the states.
Director of Human Rights Department at the Foreign Ministry, Ambassador Osama Nogodallah said in a press statement that the Minister affirmed that all parties participating in the Government of National Unity have the political will to go ahead in exerting efforts for realizing stability and development in the country and implementation of the agreement.
He further said that the implementation process is progressing satisfactorily.
Nogodallah pointed out that Akol explained to the UN official that talks are underway for setting up Human Rights Commission.
Akol replying to a question of Ms. Arbour on Sudan stand towards the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), affirmed that the general view is that Sudan will join the agreement with some reservations.
He pointed to the revision of all legislations to be in harmony with the peace agreement. Nogodallah said that Ms Arbour praised the great cooperation showed by the government to the UN mission and the joint implementation mechanism for the peace agreement and the subcommittees.
Arbour explained that the mission found positive stances from the government in the framework of cooperation to solve all issues, which concern the parties particularly in human rights field.
Lousie Arbour, left for Neyala, capital of Southern Darfur State, on Monday as part of her current visit to the country. Arbour’s programme includes visiting Juba from which she will return Tuesday to hold meetings with government officials on Wednesday.
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