Darfur faction joins Sudan’s dialogue conference
December 7, 2015 (KHARTOUM) – The New Justice and Equality Movement , a breakaway faction from the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) , that fights the Sudanese Government in Darfur, has agreed to join the ongoing national dialogue conference, in session here since October 10.
In a statement extended to Sudan Tribune by its political secretary Khalid Thalith Abbakar, the group said it had reached the decision to join the national dialogue conference after talks in Addis Ababa with a delegation from the national dialogue conference body , known as the 7+7 mechanism.
“After six days of talks between our delegation, led by the chairman of the movement Mansour Arbab Younis , and the national dialogue conference mechanism, the New JEM has agreed to take part in the national dialogue conference ,’’ read the statement.
The leaders of the group, who broke away from the mother movement at an early stage, had set the conditions of an extension of the government-declared ceasefire, the cancellation of death sentences ruled against elements from Darfur rebel movements, the publication of a list of prisoners of war in government custody, in addition to the hosting of the New JEM’s delegation which will take part in the national dialogue in Khartoum.
The statement , issued on Monday, has however stopped short of saying whether it has received a government approval of these conditions or not.
The movement said its participation in the national dialogue conference was ‘’in order to contribute effectively to the peaceful and negotiated resolution of the Sudanese problem.’’
In addition to its leader , the movement’s delegation to the national dialogue conference includes its general-secretary Huthayfa Mohy-Eddeen , secretary of the central region Juma’a Mohamed Juma’a , secretary of legal affairs Taj al-Deen Ibrahim Ismail, political secretary and the delegation’s spokesman Khalid Thalith .
The movement’s advance delegation is made up of its general secretary Huthayfa Mohy- Eddeen and Taj al-Deen Ibrahim , the movement’s secretary for legal affairs.
The advance delegation was supposed to arrive in Khartoum on Monday evening.
The movement’s delegation to the conference is expected to arrive once due arrangements are completed.
(ST)