SLM’s Nur urges Sudan political parties to condemn Darfur violence
November 2, 2008 (PARIS) – The leader of a Darfur rebel group called on Sudanese political forces to press the ruling National Congress Party (NCP) to put a halt to violence against civilians in the Western region of the country.
“This is the solution and anything short of that will only complicate matters” Al-Nur said.
The rebel leader who lives in Paris has yet to announce his stance from a Qatari initiative to host a round of talks between Darfur rebel groups and the Sudanese government.
It remains unclear what his position is on attending any future peace talks in Doha. In the past Al-Nur has been adamant about refusing to start a political process before Khartoum stops its military attacks in Darfur.
“As far as initiatives I urge all those who has a proposal to work with us and pressure Khartoum to stop the death, rape and repatriating the displaced. After that they can proceed with their initiatives” he said.
“The issue here is not the lack of proposals but it is the situation on the ground. People have to work on stopping the genocide then we can talk about proposals” he added.
Separately the Sudanese foreign minister Deng Alor announced today that a delegation from Sudan People Liberation Movement (SPLM) will visit Paris in the coming days to convince Al-Nur to accept the Arab-African proposal.
The last attempt to hold peace talks took place in the Libyan coastal town of Sirte failed after Al-Nur and Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) boycotted them.
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