ARAB-EUROPEAN RELATIONS - Oct 6 - Blair Sets Deadline For Peace Deal In Sudan.On a visit to Khartoum, before leaving for Ethiopia for a summit with African leaders, Blair meets Sudan Pres Omar Hassan Al Bashir, for talks on the violence in Darfur, in the west of Sudan and gives the Sudanese government until the end of the year to strike a peace deal to end the civil war between the north and the south that has displaced displaced see displacement. hundreds of thousands of people. Fighting there between Arab militia militia (məlĭsh`ə), military organization composed of citizens enrolled and trained for service in times of national emergency. Its ranks may be filled either by enlistment or conscription. fighters and rebel forces, as well as hunger and disease, has cost more than 50,000 lives. Blair delivered five demands to Bashir, though there was little evidence after the talks that these would be met in full. The demands amounted to compliance with UN' resolutions demanding steps from the government to protect refugees from Darfur and rein in rein in Verb 1. to stop (a horse) by pulling on the reins 2. to restrict or stop: either prices or wage packets had to be reined in Verb 1. the Janjaweed militia. They included the expansion of an African Union African Union (AU), international organization established in 2002 by the nations of the former Organization of African Unity (OAU). The AU is the successor organization to the OAU, with greater powers to promote African economic, social, and political integration, monitoring force, identifying the location of government troops and militia controlled by Khartoum to help a ceasefire with rebel forces, negotiation with the rebels so that both sides return to their barracks bar·rack 1 tr.v. bar·racked, bar·rack·ing, bar·racks To house (soldiers, for example) in quarters. n. 1. A building or group of buildings used to house military personnel. , and access for relief workers. Blair left the President in no doubt that lack of progress on Darfur could lead to sanctions. The US, which has accused the Sudanese government and allied Janjaweed militia of committing genocide genocide, in international law, the intentional and systematic destruction, wholly or in part, by a government of a national, racial, religious, or ethnic group. against African tribes, is expected to increase pressure on Khartoum after the America Presidential elections in November. The Sudanese government should also "commit to reach a comprehensive agreement, north and south, in Sudan by the end of the year", Blair said. "That will have a positive impact in Darfur itself". Khartoum said that it had ordered the army and police to comply with ceasefire terms in Darfur, but this had exposed them to rebel attacks. It agreed to more AU monitors and said they could help build civilian confidence, and monitor rebel areas and routes for relief convoys. The government agreed to ease the repatriation Repatriation The process of converting a foreign currency into the currency of one's own country. Notes: If you are American, converting British Pounds back to U.S. dollars is an example of repatriation. of refugees and said it had told the AU where its forces were. |
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