KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Peacekeepers will be needed in Sudan's Darfur region years after any political settlement as even the government has created forces it cannot control, a senior European Union official said on Saturday.
EU special representative for Sudan, Pekka Haavisto, appealed for a ceasefire and said the rebels needed to reach a unified position before any political process could restart.
"I have a feeling there is a need for a long-term peacekeeping force even if there is a political settlement with the government," he told reporters in Khartoum.
"Even the government has created forces that it cannot control and this just indicates just how deep the problems are we have in Darfur." Read more >>>
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