CAIRO, Feb 25 (NNN-SUNA) — Egypt has welcomed the framework agreement which was signed Tuesday in Doha between the Sudanese government and the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) as it represents a key reconciliatory step in the right track to put an end to the Darfur issue.

Egyptian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hussam Zaki heer Wednesday that the Foreign Minister, Ahmed Abul-Ghait, hoped that the two parties of the framework agreement would be committed to its implementation.

He said the Egyptian Foreign Minister also hoped that the signing of the greement would motivate all the armed and unarmed movements in Dafur to seize the opportunity and adopt a common vision and position at the negotiations with the Sudanese government towards reaching a lasting, comprehensive and just peace agreement that puts an end to the Darfur issue, and paves the way for concentration on the development in Darfur in western Sudan.

The spokesman appreciated the regional efforts that contributed to convincing the JEM AND other Darfurian armed movements to reach an agreement for realizing security and stability in Darfur.

He lauded in this regard the role of Qatar and the international mediation for uniting the Darfurian factions and convincing them to resume the negotiations with the Sudanese government to reach the aspired peace in Darfur.

He underscored the importance of co-ordination between the regional and international efforts for enhancing the standard of living of the people of Darfur and launching major services and development programmes toward solving the root causes that led to Darfur issue.

Zaki pointed out that Egypt would co-ordinate efforts with Sudan, the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), and the Turkish party to render the Conference for Rehabilitation and Development of Darfur, scheduled to be held in Cairo on March 21, as a forum for gathering support from the international community to boost the current state of stability in Darfur and to implement the agreements for realizing peace and stability all over the Darfur region. — NNN-SUNA

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