Difficult beginning for peace talks between govt and SPLM-N delegations
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Sudan Call leader sign the Roadmap Agreement paving the way for talks
with the government on cessation of hostilities and humanitarian
access on 8 August 2016 (ST Photo)
August 10, 2016 (ADDIS ABABA) - The Sudanese government and SPLM-N
negotiating teams Wednesday formed a small group to determine the
priorities that the parties have to start with, in their discussions
on the truce and the humanitarian access.
Following the signing of the Roadmap Agreement by the opposition
groups on August 8, the mediation invited the government and the
SPLM-N to discuss issues related to the cessation of hostilities and
the humanitarian access.
However, the two sides failed to determine the priorities of their
agenda, as the government says the cessation of hostilities should
lead to the security arrangements including a permanent cease fire
agreement while the SPLM-N points to the humanitarian purpose of the
truce.
Sudan Tribune learnt that in Wednesday meeting the SPLM-N stuck to
prioritized the humanitarian access stressing pointing that this what
the te parties had agreed on during the past round of talks.
The government delegation on the other hand, says it does not reject
the draft framework agreed during the previous rounds but the Roadmap
Agreement provides three items for the agenda of the peace talks
including the national dialogue and this must be taken into
consideration.
In order to facilitate a compromise between the two parties, the
mediation, however, proposed to form a small committee including
SPLA-N general Chief of Staff, Maj. Gen. Gagod Mukwar who is also the
deputy chief negotiator and Sudanese army Chief of Staff Emad al-Din
Adawi.
During the past rounds of talks the government kept calling to focus
on the political solution arguing it would lead to a final settlement.
While the SPLM-N says a lasting peace agreement may take time and
calls to prioritize the civilians in the war affected zone.
DARFUR TALKS
In a related development, the head of the African Union High Level
Implementation Panel (AUHIP) Thabo Mbeki met on Wednesday with the
leader of the rebel groups in Darfur region Gibril Ibrahim of the
Justice and Equality Movement and Minni Minnawi of the Sudan
Liberation Movement.
The meeting discussed the resumption of talks on the cessation of
hostilities and the agenda of peace talks with the government.
The government and the delegations of the two groups are expected to
start talks on Thursday.
The AUHIP chief is expected to call within three week for a meeting
between the opposition groups, the government and the national
dialogue coordination committee to discuss the procedural matters and
confidence building measures before to start a national constitutional
dialogue process in Khartoum.
(ST)
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