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Sudan rejects attempts to move Darfur talks from Doha, officials

May 17, 2010 (CAIRO) — Sudan stressed its commitment to Doha as venue for the peace process to end Darfur conflict and announced its rejection of any attempt to move the talks to Cairo.

Sudanese presidential assistant Nafie Ali Nafie (R) and adviser Mustafa Osman Ismail arrive to the Arab League headquarters to meet with secretary general Amr Mussa in Cairo on May 16, 2010 (Getty)
Sudanese presidential assistant Nafie Ali Nafie (R) and adviser Mustafa Osman Ismail arrive to the Arab League headquarters to meet with secretary general Amr Mussa in Cairo on May 16, 2010 (Getty)
Darfur mediation met yesterday in Doha with head of Sudanese government delegation for the peace talks, announcing the resumption of their efforts to reach a negotiated settlement for the seven year conflict.

The rebel Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) suspended recently its participation in the process accusing Khartoum of breaching a truce and slammed the host country, Qatar, saying it is favoring the Sudanese government.

JEM leader, who is currently in Cairo, said he does not seek an alternative to Doha but wants Egypt to support the process with its expertise and knowledge about Sudan to help the Qatari officials to better deal with the conflict.

“Doha is the only channel for talks with those who are willing to reach peace,” said powerful Sudanese presidential assistant and the NCP deputy chief Nafie Ali Nafie in a press conference held in Cairo Monday concluding two day talks about Southern Sudan referendum and Darfur conflict.

Nafie said they discussed the Doha peace process with Egyptian officials. He further asserted they want the talks to be governed by a specific time frame rejecting “rebel maneuvers to enter into negotiations and to get out according to their mood”.

“We want the completion of Darfur issue before the referendum,” he stressed.

“Today, we need to focus on the unity of Sudan and peace in Darfur; in order to concentrate our efforts to achieve a big development boom planned in Sudan,” he added.

The spokesperson of the government delegation, Adam Omer Rahama, speaking from the Qatari capital reiterated in similar remarks Khartoum’s commitment to Doha as venue of the peace talks saying the arrival of JEM leader to Cairo aims to confuse the mediation and the host country and to cover their actions the ground.

The mediation said yesterday it would invite all the parties, including JEM rebels to resume talks during the last week of May.

It is not clear whether JEM rebels would join the negotiating table or not but the group said has some conditions before to resume talks.

(ST)

2 Comments

  • DASODIKO
    DASODIKO

    Sudan rejects attempts to move Darfur talks from Doha, officials
    There will be no peace before or after the refernadum as long as the type of Nafe are on power. its just a dream and loosing of time, just eat and sleep in hotels. untill the same killings you did on us happen on you, then people will talk about long lasting peace. That day I want to see the Qataris cry for their brother Arabs in Sudan as I have seen Ethiopain women cried for children of Darfur when they have seen them burned in ravels of the villages like insects.

    If God is today with you tomorrow is with his another creature.

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  • David_N
    David_N

    Sudan rejects attempts to move Darfur talks from Doha, officials
    What is the Egyptian Government has ‘Saying’, the revenue move from Doha, Qatar to Cairo, Egypt?

    Yet, how it is JEM Zaghawa thinking about penetrate into Cairo before it’s lost against Khartoum?
    ‘It is just like Bantu made pread their appearance ignoring Nilotics and Subsahara before they passing through!!!
    Stupid Damn Nigerian Zaghawa!!!

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