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| Fresh Chad-Sudan row after Doha deal |
| 2009-05-06 |
| [Iran Press TV Latest] The Chadian government has accused neighboring Sudan of launching a military assault that could jeopardize a recent reconciliation agreement. The charges on Tuesday came just two days after both sides agreed in a Doha meeting to resume fragile diplomatic ties severed in May over Khartoum's allegations that Chadian President Idriss Deby had backed an attack on the Sudanese capital by the Darfur rebels. "While the ink has yet to dry on the Doha accord, the Khartoum regime has just launched several armored columns against our country," government spokesman, Communications Minister Mahamat Hissein, said on national radio. He added that N'Djamena saw this 'planned aggression' as Sudan's reneging on the agreement. The minister did not elaborate on the exact position of Sudanese forces but the French Foreign Ministry said reports suggested armed groups had begun crossing into Chad on Monday. Sudan insists it is fully committed to the agreement signed in Doha, under which both sides agreed to end hostilities and arrange a summit between their leaders. The reconciliation efforts were widely seen as a vital step for the peace-making efforts in Darfur, a western Sudanese region torn by a six-year-old brutal civil conflict. The neighbors have a long history of spats over alleged support of insurgent groups and rebel attacks inside their territories. |
| Posted by:Fred |