American representative: Inter- Sudanese peace negotiations are not extendable

The US administration has intensified pressure on the Sudanese government and the southern rebels in order to reach a peace agreement by the fall of next Friday.

The special envoy in the current Sudanese negotiations in the Kenyan town of Nivasha, Jif Millington, said that the Sudanese government and the rebels have to abide by their obligations to the US Secretary Of State, Colin Powell, when he met with Sudan's (First) Vice-President, Ali Othman Muhammad Taha and the leader of the souther rebels , John Garang, in October to reach a final peace agreement before the end of the current year and its determination to do so.

In statements to in Nairobi, Millington said that no extension will be made for the current round of negotiations whose term will expire on Friday, adding that Taha and Garang will sign the peace agreement by the end of this round and that there is no way to convene another rounds of negotiations.