Darfur mediators to brief UN, AU and Arab league over stakeholders conference
* Article
* Comments (0)
email Email
print Print
pdfSave
separation
increase
decrease
separation
separation
*
*
*
*
June 3, 2011 (DOHA) — Darfur peace mediators will brief the African
Union, Arab League and United Nations about the outcome of the Doha
stakeholders conference which adopted a framework document for peace
in the restive region.
JPEG - 25.6 kb
from the left Djibril Bassole and Ahmed Al-Mahmoud in Doha (file photo)
Over 500 stakeholders endorsed a seven chapters document drafted by
the mediation to serve as basis for talks between the government and
the different rebel groups. The meetings witnessed hot exchanges and
discussions between supporters of the government and rebel groups.
The mediators said this framework document allows the government to
sign separate peace agreements with the rebel groups stressing their
outcome should be in harmony with each other.
The Liberation and Justice Movement (LJM) said will sign an agreement
with the government within three weeks. While the Justice and Equality
Movement (JEM) welcomed the conclusions of the conference saying ready
to engage talks on the basis of this document.
The Joint Chief Mediator, Djibril Bassolé, and the Qatari state
minister for foreign affairs Ahmed bin Abdullah Al-Mahmoud will travel
to New York during the next week to brief the UN chief Ban Ki-moon on
the findings of the five day conference.
They will also fly to Addis Abab to meet the Chairperson of the
African Union Commission, Jean Ping and to Cairo to speak with the
Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa.
The mediation is expected to expose them its plans for the next steps
during the talks with the three officials.
Sudanese government and LJM delegations are finalizing discussions on
the security arrangements and power sharing file with particular
concern over the vice-president position.
The ruling National Congress Party accepted to appoint a
vice-president during the current term saying for the future the
president has a discretionary power allowing him to appoint his deputy
according to his own judgment and not only on based geographical
criteria .
On the other hand , JEM delegation would engage next week direct
negotiations with the Sudanese government. Amin Hassan Omer Sudan’s
top negotiator said they expect to conclude the talks with three
months stressing on the need to adopt a permanent constitution.
(ST)
--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "JFD
info" group.
To post to this group, send email to [email protected].
To unsubscribe from this group, send email to
[email protected].
For more options, visit this group at
http://groups.google.com/group/jfdinfo?hl=en.
