Security Council Press Statement on Agreement to Resolve Darfur Conflict

 

The following Security Council press statement on the Framework Agreement for the Resolution of the Conflict in Darfur was read out today by Council President Gérard Araud ( France):

“The members of the Security Council welcomed the Framework Agreement for the Resolution of the Conflict in Darfur signed by the Government of Sudan and the Justice and Equality Movement on 23 February in Doha.

The members of the Security Council called on the parties to move to quickly implement the Agreement in full, as an important step towards peace in Darfur.  They further called on all other parties in Darfur to join the Doha peace process and the Agreement.

The members of the Security Council commended the Emir of the State of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, and the African Union-United Nations Mediator, Djibril Bassolé, for their contribution to this process.  They also acknowledged the substantial efforts of Chadian President Idriss Déby Itno and his Government in facilitating this accord.

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