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UN envoy to holds consultations with Darfur peace talks parties

Sept 28, 2005 (KHARTOUM) — UN special envoy to travel to Abuja to speed up peace talks in Darfur Stepping up efforts to reach a peace agreement in Sudan’s Darfur region by the end of the year, the UN News Centre reported.

Jan_Pronk_UN.jpgThe top UN envoy to the country Jan Pronk will be travelling to Abuja, Nigeria on Friday for weekend consultations among the parties to the peace talks and the African Union (AU) mediation.

Pronk told a press briefing in Khartoum that he remained optimistic that by the year-end deadline, the parties will reach a peace settlement to Darfur conflict.

He noted that so far the warring factions have remained at the table during the six rounds of peace talks held in Abuja, and have agreed to discuss security and ceasefire-related issues using the UN framework.

Beyond the upcoming weekend negotiations, the special envoy will return to Abuja in October for more talks.

Because of intermittent rebel and militia activity, Pronk strongly urged the Security Council to beef up the AU forces from 5,000 to roughly 12,000 in anticipation of creating a safe trip home for the many internally displaced persons (IDPs) now staying in camps once a peace agreement has been reached.

(UN News Centre/ST)

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