Sudan’s ruling party says committed to implement Doha agreement for
peace in Darfur
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July 24, 2011 (KHARTOUM) — Sudan’s ruling Party reaffirmed its
commitment to implement the Doha peace agreement sealed with the
Liberation and Justice Movement (LJM) and minimized the deal refusal
by the rebel Justice and Equality Movement (JEM).
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Ghazi Salah Al-Deen (AFP)
Khartoum and LJM rebels signed a peace agreement on 14 July ending
after more than a year of talks in Doha. They also inked an accord on
the political participation of the group in the national and regional
institutions.
However, the over two-year negotiations between le government and JEM
are stalled over the rebels’ demand to open the seven chapters of a
framework peace agreement for new talks. As the two parties now trade
accusations and threats of military action against each other.
Ghazi Salah Al-Deen presidential adviser tasked with Darfur file
Sunday briefed the political secretariat of the ruling National
Congress Party (NCP) about the Doha agreement with LJM. He also
reiterated the government’s keenness to implement it.
The presidential adviser stressed government’s keenness to mobilize
and provide all the means to ensure the implementation of the peace
agreement in the maximum possible time. He also promised to mobilise
all material and political energies to enforce the deal, said Qutbi
Mahdi, head of NCP political secretariat after the meeting.
The NCP official further said that the ruling party emphasized the
need to implement the deal particularly development projects,
individual compensations and the power sharing as well as all the
items that have been agreed in Doha with the LJM.
The Doha agreement provides to establish a regional authority in
Darfur to supervise the implementation of the agreement. It also
provide to pay 600 USD to every affected family and two billion
dollars for development projects. The deal also provides the creation
of special courts to deal with the war crimes. It also stipulate the
organisation of a referendum on Darfur administrative status.
LJM according to a political deal signed with the government will
chair the Darfur Regional Authority and will participate in the
national government with a minister and two state ministers. The
former rebels also will appoint a governor in one of two new states to
be established soon in the region, six state ministers and a number of
commissioners in Darfur.
Amin Hassan Omer, government’s top negotiator in the peace process
minimized JEM rejection to join the Doha peace deal saying the
situation now in Darfur is different from the past period in term of
security and development.
He also accused JEM of stalling the peace process. He stressed that
the Doha agreement is the foundation for a lasting peace in Darfur,
saying it discussed all issues of dispute.
Today JEM Presidential Affairs Secretary Mansour Arbab slammed
Khartoum refusal to open direct talks with his group and warned that
the rebel group will attack Khartoum again as it had did in May 2008.
" Because we have do not have other option," he said adding that the
"Doha agreement has died".
Presidential Assistant Nafei Ali Nafei yesterday refused the rebel
demand to open the Doha peace framework document for new talks. The
Sudanese official also challenged the rebels saying the will be
defeated if they try to overthrow the regime.
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