Two security and humanitarian protocols on Darfur signed
Sudan, Politics, 11/10/2004

The Sudanese government responded to international pressure and signed with Darfur rebels in Abuja yesterday two protocols on security and humanitarian conditions in the district after it had accepted the condition of a "no-fly zone" over Darfur.

This development comes ten days after an official session held by the UN Security Council in Nairobi on November 18 and 19 during which sanctions will be imposed on oil industry in Sudan because of not achieving enough progress in the talks and the deteriorated security conditions in Darfur.

The signing ceremony was attended by President of Nigeria, current president of the African Union. The two protocols were signed by the Sudanese minister of agriculture Majzoub al-Khaleifa and the representative for the Sudan liberation movement Mini Orko and a representative for al-Adel Wal Musawat movement Muhammad Taqad.

The two protocols state the two sides of conflict to suspend all operations in Darfur including air sorties and ensuring the protection of civilians who were displaced by the violence operations. It also call for dismantling the weapons of the Jangaweid and state that every and each side to define the places where its forces exist for the observers of the cease fire. The two protocols also call for permitting relief agents to have access to refugees camps in the area.

The spokesman for the Sudanese delegation Ibrahim Muhammad Ibrahim considered that "It is actually a historical moment." He added that "we will spare no efforts to make sure that the agreement will be implemented on the ground." Meantime, the Sudanese foreign minister Mustafa Othman Ismael said that his country will collaborate completely with the UN team which arrived in Sudan on Monday to investigate on what is said on mass killing crimes in Darfur. He said "we will ensure all opportunities for the team to receive information it wants in order to reach its conclusions and the government will collaborate with the government with transparency." On the other hand, the WFP announced yesterday that at least 175,000 persons were deprived of food aid in Darfur in October.

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