Sudan calls on Darfur people for further dialogue

Oct 24, 2006 (KHARTOUM) — Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Tuesday called on people in the western Sudanese region of Darfur for further dialogue, saying that invisible hands were tampering and impeding peace process in the region.

Addressing the Sudanese nation on occasion of Eid al-Fitr, the Sudanese president noted that the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA), signed between the government and a main rebel group in May, “came to be the base for process of peace building which is to get Darfur back to its past era.”

He added that he would not leave the sufferings of Darfur people be a pretext for foreign intervention and a subject for hostile media.

Al-Bashir reiterated that all efforts would be exerted to convince all parties to join DPA and to urge the international community and donors to meet the commitments they made on Darfur.

He said that Sudanese government was working for providing basic services to enable displaced people and refugees to return to their villages.

Meanwhile, the Sudanese president said the Eastern Sudan Peace Agreement, which the government signed with the rebel Eastern Front early this month, “came in holy month of Ramadan to be a complementary to peace process countrywide”.

He called upon people in eastern Sudan to come together to protect the contents of the agreement.

(Xinhua)