Doha Document for Peace in Darfur withstood challenges: Al Mahmoud

Date

9/9/2015 4:15:53 AM

(MENAFN- The Peninsula)

Doha: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs H E Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Zaid Al Mahmoud said the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur (DDPD) has been able by the grace of God and the support of the people of Darfur to withstand all the challenges and difficulties.

In his opening speech before the 10th meeting of DDPD’s Implementation Follow-up Commission Al Mahmoud said that all concerned parties considered the document as being comprehensive and inclusive. It has further recognised legitimate rights and put an end to the war. It has aptly addressed the humanitarian and marginalisation issues in addition to other national issues. Thus it has become the terms of reference and the framework for laying down the foundations of sustainable peace in Sudan.

He pointed that there are some variables that are still hindering the implementation of the peace document. However the humanitarian and security situations in Darfur are now undergoing a noticeable improvement evidenced by the decrease of large military operations during the past period with only sporadic and limited operations according to reports and news. Also there is tangible progress as far as the process of reconstruction and development is concerned he said.

“Hence we call on the parties to the Doha Document to accelerate their efforts of addressing the pending issues. We would like to remind them of the UN Security Council resolution which confirmed its support for the document as a solid framework for the peace process in Darfur and further appealed to the aforesaid parties to expedite its implementation” he said.

The deputy prime minister called upon the parties to take into consideration the opinions and comments of the popular committees of the civil society institutions concerned with the implementation of the Doha document and to consult with these committees on the optimal ways for pushing forward the implementation process.

“Our main concerns remain as far as the implementation of the document is concerned is the disruption of the peace process by some non-signatory armed movements the persistence resort of such movements to violence the fragmentations and divisions besetting these movements further delaying their joining up with peace. It is unfortunate that even the movements that have joined the peace process came to follow suit and were stricken by divisions. Instead of mutual cooperation and coordination a fierce competition marked the activities of these movements each of which was seeking to assert an exclusive prerogative of implementing the peace accord and achieving the power control which is originally the ownership of the people of Darfur. A case in pointis what happened during the inauguration ceremony of the second phase of Darfur development projects in Khartoum late last month” he said. QNA

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