Darfur mediation reschedules stakeholders conference, urges Sudan-JEM talks
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May 10, 2011 (DOHA) --- Darfur mediators deferred a stakeholders
meeting to the end of the month as negotiations between the government
and the rebel Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) are deadlocked over
a range of issues.
Government of Sudan (GOS) and rebel JEM delegations said Tuesday they
were informed by the mediation that the stakeholders conference is
delayed until the 27 of this month. The conference was supposed to be
held in Doha during the period of 18-23 May.
Involving the international community besides civil society, tribal
leaders, Darfur authorities as well as representatives of displaced
persons, the conference aims to discuss the findings of the Doha
process and the draft peace agreement and to encourage the parties to
sign a pact ending the eight years conflict.
In a meeting held on Tuesday with GOS and JEM delegations in presence
of American, British and European envoys, the mediation asked the two
parties to resume direct talks and to form small joint teams to
parallely discuss the pending issues.
JEM spokesperson Gibreel Bilal Adam, said the mediation also pledged
to bring the members of the delegation from the ground in Darfur.
"We welcomed the idea of handling different issues at the same time
through separate committees," Gibreel said. "But that would be
difficult to implement without our the other members of JEM delegation
that we ask to bring since three months," he stressed.
He further said UNAMID despite the fact it is acting under the Chapter
Seven of the UN charter still does not dare to collect JEM commanders
without the authorization of the Sudanese government which delays
their arrival to Doha.
Amin Hassan Omer GOS’s top negotiator slammed "JEM’s indisposition" to
negotiate a peace agreement, repeating that the rebel are in Doha just
to mislead the international community and to avoid international
sanctions if they boycott the process.
The mediation in Tuesday’s meeting urged the parties to not obstruct
the arrival of delegations to the venue of the peace talks.
Last Saturday, the mediators proposed to postpone talks on security
arrangements and Darfur administrative status for the after
stakeholders conference; but JEM rebels said that would lead to sign a
separate agreement between the government and the other rebel group
LJM which concluded talks with Khartoum.
Amin Hassan Omer on Tuesday praised LJM’s stance in the peace process.
He said they almost agreed on the six chapters, adding the mediation
would make compromise propositions on the remaining few issues.
Tadjadine Bechir Niam, LJM chief negotiator confirmed to Sudan Tribune
the end of the talks stressing that they count on the mediators to
narrow the gapes on the few issues.
Asked whether they can sign an agreement with Khartoum without JEM,
Niam said "definitely we shall go ahead".
He added that they understand that JEM needs more time to discuss
security arrangements for their fighters. Asked about the
administrative status of Darfur, Niam said LJM supports maintaining
the direct relations between the central government and the states.
JEM rebels said they want the establishment of a regional government
controlling Darfur states and representing the whole province at the
level of the central government.
Abdalla Mursal, the fomer LJM spokesperson who is now one of the
leader of a breakaway group, today criticized LJM celerity to sign an
agreement establishing a coordination authority without clear
attributions.
He further said the regional authority proposed in the draft peace
agreement has no power to ensure the implementation of what is agreed
between the parties.
(ST)
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