Arab ministers support Darfur peace process, and Sudan unity
September 10, 2009 (CAIRO) – An Arab League ministerial committee on Sudan reaffirmed its support to the ongoing efforts sponsored Qatar to achieve peace in the troubled Sudanese province and said opposed to any attempt to endanger the unity of Sudan.
Thursday’s meeting was chaired by Walid Muallem, Syria’s Foreign Minister and attended by Mr. Amr Moussa, Secretary General of the Arab League and foreign ministers of Qatar, the Arab Emirates, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Oman, Libya, Egypt and Yemen.
The meeting discussed the latest developments in Sudan and the ongoing efforts for the resumption of peace talks between the Government and Darfur rebel groups as well as ongoing efforts to implement the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, including efforts to achieve national reconciliation and making the unity of Sudan a priority for the peace partners.
The Committee confirmed its support and solidarity with the Sudanese government and reiterated its rejection to any attempt to infringe its sovereignty or unity, security and stability, said a statement issued after its meeting at the Arab League (AL) headquarters on the sidelines of the 132nd meeting of Arab foreign ministers.
The Arab panel expressing satisfaction with the report issued by the United Nations – African Union Darfur mission (UNAMID) which refers to a sustained improvement of the humanitarian situation and security in Darfur.
The Arab League also vowed to continue efforts with the Sudanese government to resolve the six year conflict in Darfur. Further it hailed the Qatari efforts to resume peace talks between the Sudanese parties.
The committee however urged the rebel groups in Darfur to cooperate with regional and international efforts to reach a sustainable and lasting peace in the restive region.
Qatar, the host country of Darfur peace talks, plays a major role in order to facilitate the mission of the AU-UN mediator to end Darfur conflict which started in 2003 and where some 300,000 people killed, according to the UN estimations.
The Committee called on the CPA partners to continue to work to make unity an attractive option according to the spirit and content of the 2005 peace agreement and to address any difficulties encountered in implementing the deal.
It also asked the Arab League General Secretariat to continue its efforts to prepare for the Arab conference for investment in South Sudan and urged Arab states to encourage their investors to do business in the South, especially the area of infrastructure and projects promoting unity.
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oshay
Arab ministers support Darfur peace process, and Sudan unity
Unity is best.
Peter Aarai
Arab ministers support Darfur peace process, and Sudan unity
Let Arab first tell bashir to step down peacefully, and hanged nafi ali nafi, n stop bringing Palestinian in Sudan because they will create a chao in here, they are the problem of middle eastern against Jews state isreal. Then kick out all single Arabs in Sudan, then we agreed to unity.
mayor
Arab ministers support Darfur peace process, and Sudan unity
Arab ministers support Darfur peace is good but remove the word sudan unity, this word in your mouth has no place at the moment. because we are facing a new front which is arm by Bashir and the leader of that front is sholukaway Lam Akol.
khamic Isaac
Arab ministers support Darfur peace process, and Sudan unity
You Arabs you just want wast money on the Unity of Sudan when you have seen YOUR food South Sudan has gone, if you were telling truth then there is no for us to divide the Country but due your Arabs and muslim Ideology then there is no for the Unity as so far lost many brothers and Sisters because of injusice in the counrty.
Below are the route of the conflict.
Independence
1956: Sudan gains independence.
1958: A military coup takes place in Sudan. The civilian government is removed.
1962: The civil war breaks out in the southern (mainly Christian/African) parts of Sudan.
October 1964: People of Sudan rebels. The military junta falls after a communist general strike. A national government is formed.
1967-1968: South Sudan paramount were killed
May 1969: New military coup placing Jaafar Numeiri at power.
1971: Leaders of the communist party are executed for attempting a coup against Numeiri.
1972: A peace agreement is signed in Addis Ababa. The southern Sudan achieves partly self-governance.
1976: Numieri dishonor a 1972 peace agreement and said it is quara or Bible
Ingredients for war: Oil and Sharia
1978: Large findings of oil are made in Bentiu, southern Sudan. The oil becomes an important factor in the strife between North and South.
1983: Numieri introduces the Islamic Sharia law to Sudan leading to a new breakout of the civil war in the Christian south. In the south the forces are led by the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) under command by John Garang.
1985: President Numieri is removed from power in a military coup.
1986: A civilian government is made in an effort to restore peace after general elections.
1989: Al-Bashir and his Islamic Front (NIC) takes power in a military coup.
1995: The Sudanese government are accused of being part of an attempt on the life of Egyptian prime minister Mubarak. UN decides on sanctions against Sudan.
US attack on Sudan
1998: USA launches a missile attack on a chemical plant in Khartoum assumed to develop chemical weapons possibly in coorporation with the Al’Qaeeda terror network. Civilians are killed in the attack. The Sudanese government denies any link to terror and chemical weapons.
1999: The president dissolves the national assembly and declares state of emergency.
1999: Sudan start an export of oil assisted by China, Canada, Sweden and other countries.
2001: An internal struggle in thegovernment, leads to the arrest of an ideological leader who were making peace attempts with the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA)
March 2001: Hunger and famine in Sudan affects 3 million people.
May 2001: A Danish pilot flying for the International Red Cross is attacked and killed when delivering aid in southern Sudan. All flights in the area are temporarily stopped.
June 2001: Peace negotiations breaks down in Nairobi, Kenya.
September 2001: the UN lifts on sanctions against Sudan to support ongoing peace negotiations.
October 2001: Following the New York terror attacks, USA puts new sanctions on Sudan due to accusations of Sudan’s involvment with International terrorism while South Sudan is not in that line.
New hope for peace?
January 2002: A ceasefire between government forces and the SPLM are finally agreed upon.
July 20th 2002: the government and SPLA signs a protocol to end the civil war.
July 27th 2002: President al-Bashir meets for the first time with SPLA leader John Garang. Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni has arranged the meeting. The war in Sudan is also having huge impact on the northen Uganda.
July 31st 2002: Government attacks SPLA again.
October 2002: The ceasefire is confirmed again, but remains very uncertain. Pecae negations still continues during the next years.
February 2003: The 2 rebelgroups representing the African population in Darfur starts a rebellion against the government as protest against neglection and suppression.
December 2003: Progress is made in the peace negotiations. The negotiations are mainly focused on sharing the important oil-ressources.
Ethnic killings in Darfur
January 2004: Government army strikes down on uprising in Darfur region in the Western Sudan. More than 100,000 people seeks refuge in Chad.
March 2004: UN officers reports that systematic killings on villagers are taking place in Darfur. UN names Darfur as the worst humanitarian currently, but nothing happens. UN fails to take action as Western countries and media has close to no focus on the problems in Sudan. But even the African leaders refuse to take action on the problem.
May 26th 2004: A historic peace agreement is signed, but the situation in Darfur remains unchanged and extremely critical.
January 9th 2005 : In Nairobi the government and rebels signs the last parts of the peace treaty for Southern Sudan. All fighting in Africa’s longest civil war is expected to end in January 2005, but the peace agreement still doesn’t cover the Darfur region. More than 1.5 million people lost their homes since the conflict in Darfur broke out early 2003.
March 15th 2005: United Nations Security Council agrees to send 10,000 peace keeping soldiers to Southern Sudan. Again the descision does not cover the Darfur region.
2007: Violence and killings continues in the Darfur region. The conflict is in reality a genocide and is still considered the worst huminitarian disaster in the world. But not much is done about it. China has large oil interests in Africa and Sudan in particular. UN sanctions and security forces are needed, but China blocks for any real descissions in the UN security council. The rest of the world is not applying the necessary political pressure on the governments in Sudan and China.
All in all if you want the unity of Sudan, let Basher go Hauge Court face justice otherwise Sudan is going to be divided into Seven STATES Namely South Sudan State, Blue Nile State,Korodafan State,Darfur State, Eastern Sudan and Finally Khartoum because you do not want to tell the truth.
If we want Unity then WE have to decide by own but Arabs Courties, as we are an Arabs Community and there is no need for you guys to run after our independent. here is an example Germany was divided between East and West but now is one Germany it is because they are Germanis not Arabs.
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K Bambo
Arab ministers support Darfur peace process, and Sudan unity
Too late for unity to be made possible or attarctive in Sudan. No investment or project can change minds of South Sudanese.
South Sudan wants be an independant State like Plastine, so Arabs should not be bias towards South Sudan who has mistreated by Al Quidas in Khartoum.
Ken
Kur
Arab ministers support Darfur peace process, and Sudan unity
These idiots of Arab League must shourt up. Why they do not talk about the unity between the Palestineans and the Israelis? We can’t be cheated again. It is over.
Kur