Renewed calls for Darfur rebels to join DDPD
Qatar’s deputy Prime Minister and the head of the African Union-UN Mission in Darfur (Unamid), Mohamed Ibn Chambas, called on the Darfuri non-signatory rebel groups to join the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur (DDPD) and participate in the national dialogue on Tuesday. The African Union-UN joint chief mediator Ibn Chambas and his accompanying delegation discussed the latest developments on the Darfur peace process with Ahmed bin Abdullah El Mahmoud in Doha. Former joint mediator Djibril Bassolé also attended the meeting. Ibn Chambas briefed El Mahmoud about the outcomes of the meetings held in Addis Ababa between the Sudanese government and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North. “All the parties welcomed the initiative of the President of Sudan for national dialogue”, the statement said. Solutions for DarfurThe DDPD was signed between the Sudanese government and the Liberation and Justice Movement (LJM) in 2011, and by a dissident faction of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) in 2013.On 7 March Ibn Chambas facilitated a meeting between the head of the African Union Commission, Nkosazana Dlamani-Zuma, and two rebel leaders, Dr Jibril Ibrahim (JEM) and Minni Minawi (SLM-MM). They expressed their stance that the armed conflicts in Darfur, the Blue Nile, and South Kordofan should be resolved through dialogue, and that all peace negotiation platforms should be unified, a press statement released by the joint rebel forces on Saturday said.(Qatar News Agency)File photo: Joint Special Representative of the African Union (AU) and United Nations (UN) in Darfur, Mohamed Ibn Chambas (L) and Deputy Prime Minister of Qatar, Ahmed bin Abdullah El Mahmoud (QNA) Related: Unamid head meets with AU, Darfur rebels, and Arab League (9 March 2014)
Qatar’s deputy Prime Minister and the head of the African Union-UN Mission in Darfur (Unamid), Mohamed Ibn Chambas, called on the Darfuri non-signatory rebel groups to join the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur (DDPD) and participate in the national dialogue on Tuesday.
The African Union-UN joint chief mediator Ibn Chambas and his accompanying delegation discussed the latest developments on the Darfur peace process with Ahmed bin Abdullah El Mahmoud in Doha. Former joint mediator Djibril Bassolé also attended the meeting.
Ibn Chambas briefed El Mahmoud about the outcomes of the meetings held in Addis Ababa between the Sudanese government and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North. “All the parties welcomed the initiative of the President of Sudan for national dialogue”, the statement said.
Solutions for Darfur
The DDPD was signed between the Sudanese government and the Liberation and Justice Movement (LJM) in 2011, and by a dissident faction of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) in 2013.
On 7 March Ibn Chambas facilitated a meeting between the head of the African Union Commission, Nkosazana Dlamani-Zuma, and two rebel leaders, Dr Jibril Ibrahim (JEM) and Minni Minawi (SLM-MM). They expressed their stance that the armed conflicts in Darfur, the Blue Nile, and South Kordofan should be resolved through dialogue, and that all peace negotiation platforms should be unified, a press statement released by the joint rebel forces on Saturday said.
(Qatar News Agency)
File photo: Joint Special Representative of the African Union (AU) and United Nations (UN) in Darfur, Mohamed Ibn Chambas (L) and Deputy Prime Minister of Qatar, Ahmed bin Abdullah El Mahmoud (QNA)
Related: Unamid head meets with AU, Darfur rebels, and Arab League (9 March 2014)
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