Darfur mediators, armed groups quick off consultations over Doha peace document
May 30, 2016 (KHARTOUM) – The Qatari Deputy Prime Minister Ahmed bin Abdalla al-Mahmoud and the Joint Chief Mediator Martin Uhomoibhi Monday started discussions in Doha with two Sudanese armed groups on ways to join the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur (DDPD).
The leaders of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM), Gibril Ibrahim and Sudan Liberation Movement-Minni Minnawi (SLM-MM), Minni Minnawi seek to include Qatar in the African Union brokered talks for peace in Sudan in order to review some parts of the DDPD that they didn’t sign.
“Talks with the two movements focused on the possibility of joining the peace process on the basis of the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur (DDPD) and the views of the two movements in this regard,” said a short statement released by the official Qatari News Agency (QNA).
The two sides will continue consultations in order to reach common grounds that could pave the way for the movements to join the peace process in Darfur, further said the agency.
During the peace talks in Addis Ababa with the Sudanese governments the two groups demanded to discuss some matters related to landownership, compensations, and protection of civilians. Khartoum refused this demand and asked them to sign the DDPD first.
It was noticed that al-Tom Hajo, deputy chairman of the Sudanese Revolutionary Forces led by Gibril Ibrahim is taking part in the Doha meeting.
A rebel official told Sudan Tribune under the cover of anonymity that Hajo’s participation aims to show their commitment for a comprehensive solution in Sudan.
(ST)