Sudan permits an international conference to visit Darfour

The UN announced that Sudan has permitted a UN mission to head for Darfour area to investigate over allegations on violations of human rights in this area.

The spokesman for the UN, Jose Deyaz, in Geneva said that the Sudanese authorities notified him that it will permit for our delegation to head for al-Khartoum and from there to Darfour expressing his hope that the " mission will leave within the few coming days." UN sources announced earlier the postponement of a visit intended by the coordinator of emergency relief of the UN, Yan Egg Land, for a visit he had intended to Darfour area after the Sudanese authorities asked for the postponement of the visit.

Egg Land intended to reach Darfour in order to learn about what is described as a racial cleansing campaign through pursuing the "burnt land policy." He described the situation in Darfour as one of the worst humanitarian catastrophes, accusing the government of Khartoum of doing nothing, worthy mentioning to prevent problems.

On the other hand, the Sudanese foreign minister Mustafa Othman Ismael announce his country's rejection to Eritrea's mediation in the current conflict between the government and the rebels in Darfour.

In the context of the conflict, certain sides expected that the justice and equality movement and Sudan's liberation front, which lead the rebellions in Darfour district to hold meetings with the Sudanese government next week in Chad's capital Njamina in order to discuss the possibility of reaching final settlement for the conflict.