Darfur rebels cancel meeting with UNAMID chief
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March 21, 2011 (KHARTOUM) — The rebel Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM)
led by Abdel Wahdi Al-Nur said today they had to cancel their meeting,
scheduled for Tuesday with the chief of Darfur peace keeping force in
Kampala adding another date will be fixed soon
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Ibrahim Gambari (photo UNAMID)
The rebel group said earlier this month they wanted to discuss issues
related to civilian security and humanitarian assistance with Ibrahim
Gambari after the continued fighting with the government army that
forced displacement of thousands of families from their villages in
the region.
"Our leader can not arrive to Kampala on Tuesday due to some technical
reasons. So unfortunately we had to cancel the meeting," said Nimir
Abdel Rahman, SLM-AW spokesperson.
"We hope to determine another date very soon for this important
meeting," he added.
Gambari met last week with the deputy commander in chief of the rebel
group during a rare visit to the Fanga Suk village, in East Jebel
Marra (West Darfur), 88 km from Tawilla, on Friday 18 March.
South Darfur governor expelled last February the only aid group
Médecins du Monde working in the mountainous area of Jebel Marra in
central Darfur. The governor accused the French organization of
collaborating with the rebel movement.
The head of the hybrid operation met with the Sudanese President Omer
Hassan Al-Bashir on Monday to discuss the security situation and the
developments of the political process in Darfur he told reporters
after the meeting.
He added that the meeting comes within the framework of periodic
meetings to inform the Sudanese political leadership of the efforts
undertaken by the UNAMID in the framework of its mandate aimed at
strengthening security and stability in Darfur.
(ST)
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