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| Sudan, Chad sign reconciliation deal in Saudi |
| 2007-05-04 |
| Sudan and Chad signed a reconciliation deal in Saudi Arabia on Thursday, pledging to cooperate with the United Nations to stabilize Sudan's Darfur region and the neighboring areas of Chad. "The two sides will adhere to working with the African Union and the United Nations to end the conflict in Darfur and east Chad to realize stability and peace for all," said a Saudi official, reading from the agreement. The accord, signed by Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir and his Chadian counterpart, Idriss Deby, stipulated "respect for each other's territorial integrity, not to interfere in each others affairs or shelter opposition forces of each party ... and eject them immediately", he said. Chad has repeatedly accused Sudan of backing rebels in Chad and of supporting attacks in Chad by Janjaweed militia based in Darfur. The Sudanese government calls the Janjaweed outlaws and says it has no ties to them. Officials from the African Union, whose peacekeepers have failed to ease violence in Darfur, say the conflict cannot be resolved unless hostilities cease on the Sudan-Chad border. Chad and Sudan have signed at least two previous peace deals in the last 18 months, brokered by northern neighbor Libya. |
| Posted by:Fred |