Thursday, June 07, 2007

France to host Darfur meeting on June 25


By Crispian Balmer

HEILIGENDAMM, Germany (Reuters) - Foreign ministers from key countries will discuss Sudan's violent Darfur region in France later this month in a fresh initiative to resolve the crisis, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Thursday.

Speaking on the sidelines of a Group of Eight meeting in Germany, Sarkozy said major power leaders wanted to move quickly to end the conflict that has created a humanitarian crisis.

"Everyone agreed that we have to act because it is an absolute scandal," he told reporters. "Everyone agreed on the need for a political solution and to push the Sudanese leaders to accept that." Read more >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

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