Rebel groups in Sudan pledge to resume talks with government

Published: 2005-05-16

ROME (CNS) -- Leaders of two rebel groups fighting in Sudan's Darfur region pledged to resume talks with the government while the rebels called on the world community to help support efforts to bring peace to the region. During a May 13 press conference at the Rome headquarters of the Community of Sant'Egidio, representatives of two armed opposition movements in Darfur promised "to resume as soon as possible" and "without preconditions" peace negotiations that have been stalled since December 2004. Top-level representatives of the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army and the Justice and Equality Movement issued a written declaration announcing they were ready to resume the peace process begun in Abuja, Nigeria, under the auspices of the African Union. The Community of Sant'Egidio is a Catholic organization that has been involved in mediating political disputes in Africa and Eastern Europe.

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