Representatives from southern Sudan's former rebel army, its political wing and pro-Khartoum militias yesterday agreed to hold a national reconciliation conference later this month in Kenya, officials said. The meeting, which drew representatives from militias that supported the Sudanese government before a January peace deal as well as those allied with the Sudan People's Liberation Movement Army (SPLM A), agreed to open the conference on March 28, an SPLM official said. "The meeting ended today and agreed that a south-south reconciliation conference will start on March 28 in Kenya," the official said yesterday. Earlier, a SPLM official told AFP the technical committee, made of officials from all groups, was discussing the way forward for the region as well as preparing for a major south-south dialogue, a sort of reconciliation conference. SPLM officials said the meeting also agreed that the reconciliation conference will be convened by Kenyan former President Daniel arap Moi, who championed the peace process, in Kenya. "It will be convened by Moi, under his foundation, Moi Africa Foundation," the official added.