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The Chairperson Of The Commission Of The African Union Welcomes The Signing By
The Sudanese Parties Of The Protocols On Humanitarian And Security Situations

African Union (Addis Ababa)
PRESS RELEASE
November 9, 2004
Posted to the web November 9, 2004
Addis Ababa
The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union, Mr. Alpha Omar Konare,
welcomes the signing in Abuja on 9 November 20004 by the Government of the
Sudan (GoS), the JEM and the SLM/A, of the Protocols on the Improvement of the
Humanitarian Situation in Darfur, and on the Enhancement of the Security
Situation in Darfur.
It is the Chairperson's hope that the signing of these two protocols will
contribute to the improvement of the humanitarian and security situations on
the ground, in the context of the steps taken by the AU to strengthen the
African Mission in the Sudan (AMIS). It will also facilitate the current
efforts in the search for a comprehensive and lasting political settlement of
the conflict in Darfur.
The Chairperson also commends the progress made by the Parties on their
discussions regarding the Declaration of Principles (DoP) that would guide
their future deliberations and constitute the basis for a just, comprehensive
and durable political and socio-economic resolution to the conflict in Darfur.
He stresses the need to expedite discussions on this issue to allow for further
progress in the peace talks.
It is worth mentioning that the two protocols signed by the Parties aim at
reinforcing the Humanitarian Ceasefire Agreement signed in N'djamena, Chad, on
8 April 2004. In this respect, the Chairperson strongly appeals to the Sudanese
Parties to scrupulously abide by the commitments they have taken in the
N'djamena Ceasefire Agreement as well as in the two Protocols.
The Chairperson commends the role and the personal commitment of President
Olusegun Obasanjo, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Current
Chairman of the African Union. He also expresses his appreciation for the
contribution of President Idriss D�by of Chad, the Chadian Co-Mediation, the
Facilitators and observers attending the Peace Talks and the International
community at large.

   

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