Ruling party hails Darfur deal, says committed to implementation
May 6, 2006 (KHARTOUM) — The ruling National Congress party has welcomed the agreement signed in Abuja Friday 5 May between the government and some of the armed movements in Darfur.
Deputy chairman of the National Congress for Political and Organization Affairs, Nafei Ali Nafei affirmed the government’s keenness to implement all articles of the agreement to consolidate security and stability in Darfur.
He expressed hope that the remaining factions would join the peace, which has become the demand of the Sudanese people and the international community.
Nafi in a press statement Saturday 6 May thanked the African Union leaders, the mediation team, the Nigerian Government, the UN and the international community, including the observers and facilitators for the efforts they exerted.
The government of Sudan and the main Darfur rebel faction signed a peace agreement on Friday to end three years of fighting that has killed tens of thousands of people and forced 2 million to flee their homes.
Majzoub al-Khalifa, head of the government’s negotiating team, and rebel Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) faction leader Minni Arcua Minnawi signed the agreement in the Nigerian capital Abuja after days of intense negotiations and international pressure.
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