Sudan responds to British demands over Darfur
Sudan-UK, Politics, 10/8/2004

Khartoum vowed to fulfill some of the demands put by the British prime minister Tony Blair pertinent to the situation in the troubled Darfur district which suffers a grave humanitarian crisis.

A statement by the Sudanese foreign ministry said that Khartoum will respond to some of the British demands on improving the security and humanitarian conditions in Darfur, proposed by Blair during his meeting in Khartoum with the Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir and his deputy Ali Othman Taha.

The statement explained that Khartoum abided by finding out a peaceful solution for the conflict in Darfur by negotiations and dialogue.

For its part, Britain stressed that Sudan agreed to increase the number of the African union observers in Darfur and committed to cooperation and complying to the African Union and UN Security Council resolutions.

A statement issued by the British foreign office said the two countries agreed on the need that the conflicting sides in Darfur will abide by the international and humanitarian law and to facilitate access of humanitarian aid and guarantee the activities of the rescue teams.

For their part, British officials accompanying Blair said that the Sudanese president agreed on all points proposed to him, stressing that the statement of the Sudanese foreign ministry did not mention certain important British demands like dismantling the weapons of the Jangaweid militias and bringing its members before the judiciary. A British official said that the "Sudanese agreed to the five demands raised by Blair." Blair stressed during his short visit to Sudan that his government wants from its Sudanese peer to reach a comprehensive peace agreement in the south and north of Sudan by the end of the current year.

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