Sudanese peace talks almost collapsing
Sudan, Politics, 8/16/2003

The southern Sudanese rebels have rumored of pessimistic atmospheres in the fifth day of the Sudanese peace talks in Kenya as they announced that the negotiations are "facing a blocked road and are almost collapsing."

Sources of the southern rebels in the city of Nanioki in Kenya said that the "current crisis resulted from the governmental delegation persistence on that the talks will not be built on the project proposed by the mediators from the government's authority for development IGAD" which includes each of Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan, Uganda and Somalia.

The sources explained that the "government delegation asked us to choose all topics that should be discussed separately but without returning back to IGAD project."

The sources added "the people's army for the liberation of Sudan considers that this project which was approved by IGAD's mediators should be the base of direct negotiations to settle the civil war in Sudan." On August 9th, the Sudanese President announced he will not sign an "unfair" peace accord and he expressed "doubts" concerning the intention of the leader of the southern rebels John Garang. Al-Bashir said "a peace accord will be only reached through sincerity, firmness and determination. There is no benefit for any agreement without the will of the two sides, altogether."

Meantime, the democratic national coalition announced in a statement that its chairman Othman al-Meirghani discussed in Cairo on Wednesday and Thursday with the leaders of the rebels John Garang latest developments concerning peace negotiations.

The statement said that the talks between the chairman of the opposition party and the leader of the rebels dealt with " latest developments of the current negotiations in Kenya." The statement said that the talks between the opposition party and the leader of the rebel's movement dealt with "latest current negotiations in Kenya." Al-Meirghani and several leaders of the northern opposition announced in May their support for the peace negotiations in Kenya in conclusion of a meeting held in Cairo with Garang.

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