Africa
Push for peace stepped up as Sudan poll nears
The regional Council of Ministers meeting in the Kenyan capital on Monday resolved that both the South Sudan leaders and the government in Khartoum had delayed the peace process for too long and it was time for action. Photo/LIZ MUTHONI
Posted Monday, March 8 2010 at 16:42
He said the Igad Partners Forum countries were ready to contribute to ensure dialogue between the two partners. An EU representative described the coming elections as a milestone in the transformation of the country to democracy. He said the implementation of the CPA would greatly impact on the search for stability in Darfur and other marginalised areas of Sudan.
President Kibaki is the current chairman of Igad, which has been asked by the Government of Southern Sudan headed by Mr Salva Kiir, to put pressure on al-Bashir’s NCP to meet the demands laid down in the CPA. At the Nairobi meeting, Mr Kiir’s party is being led by secretary-general Pagan Amum.
International Court
A statement from the Sudanese embassy in Nairobi said the Khartoum delegation would be headed by first and second vice-presidents. Mr Salva Kiir and Mr Ali Osman Mohamed Taha were expected in Nairobi on Monday night. President al-Bashir’s travels abroad have been limited since the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant against him over crimes against humanity charges in Darfur.
Kenya is a signatory to the Rome Treaty and would be obliged to arrest al-Bashir if he visits Nairobi. SPLM has in the past accused NCP of “rewriting the peace agreement through delaying tactics and trying to renegotiate issues that had already been resolved”.
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