AU Condemns JEM Attack
(PANA) - The African Union Commission (AUC) warned Sunday that attack on the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, by armed elements of Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) from the restive Darfur region in the west of the country would complicate the efforts of finding a political solution to the five-year crisis in the region.
| Condemning the attack on Omdurman area of the city, the AUC said in a statement made available to PANA such action could also complicate efforts being made to promote regionalpeace, security and stability. The commission has called on all parties in the Darfur conflict to desist from the use of force and recommit themselves to dialogue as the only means for ending the crisis. While keeping an eye on the developments in Khartoum, the AUC affirmed it would "spare no efforts to contribute to the speedy resolution of the crisis in Darfur and to the promotion of relations of good neighbourliness and cooperation in the whole region. "The Commission calls on all concerned to exercise utmost restraint and to refrain from any action likely to escalate the tension," said the statement, adding that AUC Chairperson Jean Ping, accompanied by Peace and Security Commission Ramtane Lamamra, would visit Sudan in the next few days. |
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