Joint UK and France Statement on Darfur

FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE News Release issued by The Government News
Network on 27 July 2007
The UK Foreign Secretary, David Miliband, and the French Minister of Foreign
and European Affairs, Bernard Kouchner, reconfirm their continued and full
support for the African Union and United Nations led political process
for Darfur.

"We join other members of the international community in calling on all
invited participants to attend the meeting in Arusha called by the AU and UN
Special Envoys on 3 -5 August. Non-attendance would signal an unwillingness
to resolve the suffering in Darfur and would impede the political process.

"Both our governments are working hard in New York to achieve rapid endorsement
of the AU-UN hybrid peacekeeping force to ensure its early deployment.
We appeal to the Government of Sudan and rebels to show their commitment
to the political process by ceasing all hostilities and committing to a
full ceasefire. We call on all parties to honour the commitments they made
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