Sudan says want peace agreement in Darfur before end of June
May 25, 2010 (KHARTOUM) – Sudanese Presidential Adviser discussed today with Darfur mediation ways to conclude a peace agreement with rebel Liberation and Justice Movement (LJM) before the end of next month, a pro government media reported today.
Ghazi, who is in charge with the Darfur file, discussed with Hamad ways to conclude a peace agreement between the Sudanese government and the rebel LJM chaired by Tijani El-Sissi before the end of next month, said the government sponsored SMC.
The Sudanese official discussed the possibility of finalizing the positions papers of the two parties before the end of May in order to enable the mediation to broker a unifying vision before the six of June.
The signing of the final peace agreement should take place in the middle of June, the SMC said.
Last week the mediation announced the resumption of the peace talks during the last week of May stressing that the invitation would be extended to all the parties including the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) which suspended its participation in the peace process.
The rebel group accused Khartoum of breaching a cessation of hostilities agreement signed last February.
JEM said recently it would not resume the peace process unless its leader Khalil Ibrahim returns to Darfur. The later had been last week barred by the Chadian authorities from entering Ndjamena to cross for Western Sudan. The rebel group wants also to review the process.
A third rebel group, Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) led by Abdel Wahid Al-Nur is not part of the Doha peace talks because it demands that Khartoum resolve the insecurity issues on the ground before the talks.
Mahgoub Hussein, LJM deputy chairman, told Al-Sahafa daily that his group had asked to postpone the peace talks to unify the positions of rebel movements and include them in the peace process without exception.
“The movement (LJM) does not seek incomplete and partial peace accord. We do not want to produce an Abuja two agreement,” he said referring to a peace deal signed with the former rebel Minni Minnawi in May 2006.
The African Union earlier this month held a meeting in Addis Ababa to discuss the peace process in Sudan and the referendum on self determination for Southern Sudanese in January 2011. The meeting agreed on the need to settle Darfur conflict before the refenda.
JEM spokesperson Ahmed Hussein Adam reacted to Gahzi demand saying Khartoum is not serious about peace in Darfur. “They started a comprehensive military operation against our troops on the ground and they come to Doha to speak about peace,” he said.
He said the file of Darfur conflict is now totally in the hands of the security apparatus as it had been the case in 2003, when the conflict started.
He further said partial deal would complicate the settlement of Darfur conflict.
On Monday, the hybrid peacekeeping mission confirmed the military escalation between the Sudanese army and JEM rebels.
UNAMID head, Ibrahim Gambari repeated his call on the party to end hostilities saying the fighting caused ” substantial civilian casualties, the displacement of communities, and hampered the delivery of humanitarian assistance”.
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telfajbago
Sudan says want peace agreement in Darfur before end of June
“Somebody from the Fur tribe to negotiate with Khartoum was needed and Al-Tigani Sissei was found”. But is the man really from the Fur tribe? No he is not.Going back to history books (R.S O’fahey and others) Al-Tigani Sissei Atim is from Murgi tribe of Bornu. His grandfather,Abdal-Rahman al-Barnawi came to Darfur during Ali Dinar Sultanate,( see O’fahey page 173).The National Congress Party protégée and the U.N gambling horse(Sissei) will not bring any Peace to Darfur and his case will be worse than Abuja as what he is doing is far beyond the aspirations and the demands of the real SLM/A of Wahid and let us wait and see.
DASODIKO
Sudan says want peace agreement in Darfur before end of June
The word peace is not just Arabic ” Salam Aleikum” Peace be with you. The Real Peace is more tangible process, that needs sacrifices, therefore there is no time farme for peace even between the man and his wife is they are in a dispute!!!!!!!! So its fatal to put a time frame to a real peace or you are just fooling yourself.
Angelo Achuil
Sudan says want peace agreement in Darfur before end of June
I wonder how long Khartoum would continue the game of signing these agreements they don’t intend to keep! I wish they would learn that we are in the 21 century and NOT many are still ignorant of their rights. You can sign those nice, clean, profound and smooth words on the paper, and when you jokes on them, you both sit on the needle tip until you go back to negotiation table.
kitir
Sudan says want peace agreement in Darfur before end of June
I can’t understand what necessity by making suspicious on the origin of Mr. Tijani saissa, we didn’t hear about these things when he was governor of united Darfur couple of years ago, and when he was opposing the regime from the abroad even before triggering of the rebellion in Darfur, when he exerted genuine effort to unite the SLA and JEM from the very beginning of revolution of Darfur, when he was occupied a high position in UN as a Sudanese nationality.
Labeling eltigani as foreigner and none fur comes shortly after being chosen by the many Darfur fragmented rebel groups to lead their new borne LJM as a product of a long and tireless effort deployed the international community, mediators and all the stockholders in Darfur.
Mr tigani was chosen amongst the others for his qualifications, willingness to prosperous, peaceful Darfur and his brilliant biography as a son of Darfur with regard less to whatever tribe he comes from, that why he quit his attractive post in UN to join the Darfur cause.
Apparently, this desperate propaganda reflecting that Mr, sassai chose the correct venue to address aspirations of his people in Darfur and the jealous will never convince us by making such ignoble, naïve, propaganda , ( L’homme qu’il faut a la place qu’il faut).