UN warning over the deteriorated security condition, Inter- Sudanese negotiations stumble
Current negotiations in Nigeria taking place between the Sudanese government and the rebel movements in Darfur stumbled because of not reaching a formula on the demands of the rebels to imposing a no-fly-zone on the district.
The round of negotiations among the sides of the crisis which was supervised on Thursday by the president of Nigeria did not result in an agreement over the flying movement in the district. To get out of this bottleneck, the president proposed a formula to bring in the view points of the two sides, stating to ban sorties that may threaten civilians or the rebel movements but this was not approved by Khartoum..
Meantime, the special representative of the UN secretary general in Sudan, Yan Brunik, said that the security situation has deteriorated in Darfur. He called on the UN Security Council to take action.
Brunik warned yesterday that chaos might overwhelm in the district if African forces are not deployed in the region as soon as possible in order to accelerate the negotiations among the sides.
He said in his recent report to the UN Security Council that confrontations are increasing in several areas of the district and that the militias still carry out acts of violence.
On the other hand, the UN secretary general Kofi Annan said that the UN Security Council has to increase pressure on the government and on the rebels in order to stop fighting in the areas of unrest in Darfur.
This, however, coincided with accusations by the US for the Sudanese government of directly violating the UN principles and the UN Security Council resolutions through compulsory and forced migration of refugees in Darfur. Khartoum denied these accusations.
In the same context, the foreign ministers of the European Union said they do not rule out imposition of sanctions on Khartoum under the pretext that it does not abide by much of its obligations.
Meantime, the representation of the African Union in Sudan said that the Darfur rebels on Thursday attacked a convoy of Nigerian pilgrims and killed seven persons including two Sudanese soldiers were escorting the convoy.
On the other hand, the Sudanese center for press services said yesterday that 20 persons were killed and scores injured in confrontations that took place on Wednesday between the two rebel movements in the district.
The confrontations took place between members of the Sudan's liberation movement and the movement for equality and justice in Nirtiti near Murra mountain to the southern west of al-Fasher, the greater cities of North Darfur.