Chief of Darfur mission briefs former rebel on hybrid force

January 29, 2007 (KHARTOUM) — Rodolphe Adada, chief of the United Nations and African Union joint mission to Darfur, on Tuesday, met with Sudan’s Minister of State at the Council of Ministers and leader of the SLM/Free Will faction, Abdel-Rahman Musa Abkar.

Adada briefed him on the deployment of the Hybrid Force and on its mandate.

Both sides exchanged views on ways and means to ensure the success of UNAMID and the implementation of the Darfur Peace Agreement and any subsequent agreements that may be reached, as required by UN Security Council Resolution 1769.

Abkar pledged the full cooperation and support of his Movement to the Hybrid Operation

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