Lyman urges unity among Darfur rebels for peaceful settlement
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September 12, 2011 (KHARTOUM) — During a meeting with a delegation of
the rebel Justice and Equality Movement, US envoy for Sudan called on
Darfur rebels to unit their efforts for a comprehensive and inclusive
peace process.
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A fighter of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) stands guard (file/AFP)
Princeton Lyman, met yesterday in the Ugandan capital with two leading
members of the rebel group, JEM vice president Ahmed Adam Bakheit and
secretary for presidential affairs Mansour Arbab.
The US official called on JEM rebels to reunite their positions with
the other rebel groups in order to reach an inclusive solution for
Darfur problem. He also said a negotiated settlement is better than a
military solution in Sudan.
Lyman was reacting to the call by rebel groups to overthrow the regime
of the national Congress Party in Khartoum. Recently JEM, SPLM North,
and two factions of the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) led by Abdel
Wahid al-Nur and Minni Minnawi agreed to work together to overthrow
the government.
However JEM has failed to agree with the three groups on the secular
state and called to opt for the citizenship state. The parties are
still discussing to find out a common ground.
JEM spokesperson Gibreel Adam Bilal said the delegation reiterated its
rejection to partial agreements and called for a comprehensive peace
deal addressing the root causes of the conflict.
The rebels also underlined, during the meeting, the efforts done by
their group to reunite the armed opposition groups in Darfur and the
rest of the Sudan. They further said that their group is committed to
the idea of citizenship state.
JEM leader Khalil Ibrahim returned last week to Darfur after one year
of forced residence in Libya despite the deployment of Sudanese troops
along the joint border to bar his entry to the country.
Khalil Ibrahim told Sudan Tribune that he is willing to sign peace
agreement responding to the demands of Darfur people for a just and
lasting settlement. He also said Chadian president Idris Deby can play
a decisive role in such process.
JEM refused to ink the Doha Darfur Peace Document (DDPD) adopted last
May and asks to hold direct talks on the basis of this framework
document. But Khartoum refuses the demand saying they have three
months to join the Doha deal.
Lyman who participated in a follow-up committee for the implementation
of the DDPD held recently in Doha, urged Khartoum to not close the
door for talks with the rebel groups.
He also said they are preparing a conference on Darfur in Washington
by the end of this month where the parties have to expose their points
of view and to find ways to resume the negotiations within the Doha
framework text.
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