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ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 211425Z JAN 07 ZDK
FM AMEMBASSY KHARTOUM
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 5844
INFO RUCNFUR/DARFUR COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
RHMFISS/CJTF HOA PRIORITY

UNCLAS KHARTOUM 000085 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR AF/SPG, AF/SE, AND AF/PD 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL PGOV KPAO AU SU UN
SUBJECT: PRESS STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF COMMANDERS CONFERENCE 
 
 
¶1. Post issued a press statement on January 21 supporting UN 
and African Union (AU) efforts to facilitate a conference of 
Darfur Peace Agreement non-signatory military commanders and 
to encourage the Sudanese Government to provide the security 
assurances necessary for the conference to proceed. 
 
¶2. The text of the press statement is as follows: 
 
(Begin text) 
 
-- The Embassy of the United States calls for the early 
resumption of political talks involving signatories and 
non-signatories of the Darfur Peace Agreement aimed at 
establishing a cessation of hostilities and a lasting peace 
in Darfur. 
 
-- The United States supports the efforts of the African 
Union and the United Nations to facilitate in the coming days 
a meeting of non-signatory military commanders in order to 
lay a foundation for a broader political dialogue, as 
stipulated in the conclusions to the November 16 UN/AU 
meeting in Addis Ababa. 
 
-- The United States calls on non-signatories to seek a 
peaceful resolution of the crisis in Darfur within the 
framework of the Darfur Peace Agreement and to work with the 
Government of National Unity and the Sudan Liberation 
Movement/Minni Minawi to resolve remaining disputes 
peacefully. 
 
-- The United States calls on the Government of Sudan to 
respond positively to the request from the African Union for 
assurances that such a meeting of non-signatory commanders 
can take place under secure conditions. 
 
(End text) 
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