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Sudanese president says not to open new front for dialogue on Darfur crisis

03 June 2011 00:12 (UTC +04:00)

Baku-APA. Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir Thursday said his government would not open any new front for dialogue on the Darfur crisis after the endorsement of a peace draft document through the Doha forum, APA reports quoting Xinhua.

"The Darfur peace draft document signed in Doha will be the last document to be negotiated on because it came as a fruit of a prolonged negotiations that lasted for about two years and half," al-Bashir said when addressing a meeting of the Shura ( consultation) Council of the ruling National Congress Party (NCP).

"He who wants to sign the document is welcome and he who rejects to sign, the events will surpass him. We will not open any new dialogue with any party. Nobody, whoever it was, is to dream to carry arms to force the government to negotiate with," he added.

On Tuesday, the Expanded Darfur Stakeholders’ Conference concluded its sessions in the Qatari capital of Qatar and endorsed the Doha draft document as the basis for reaching a durable ceasefire and comprehensive peaceful settlement that includes all parties and for reinstating sustainable and lasting peace and stability in Darfur.

The conference called upon the government of Sudan and the armed movements to make every effort to reach a permanent ceasefire and a comprehensive peace settlement on the basis of this document.

The Darfur peace draft document detailed seven axis including compensation and return of internally displaced persons (IDPs) and Refugees, power sharing and administrative status of Darfur, wealth sharing, human rights and fundamental freedoms, justice and reconciliation, permanent ceasefire and final security arrangements, mechanism for internal dialogue and consultation and implementation modalities.

The conference endorsed the formation of a Darfur implementation follow-up committee (IFC) chaired by the State of Qatar to include other international partners. The IFC will work with the African Union (AU) and the United Nations to assist the parties in reaching and implementing an inclusive and comprehensive agreement.

The conference was convened with the participation of 400 persons representing the civil society, IDPs and refugees in Darfur in addition to the joint special representative for the United Nations and African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) Ibrahim Gambari and representatives of the Arab League, the AU and the Islamic Organization Conference (OIC).