ARUSHA, Tanzania: Darfur rebel factions reached a common negotiating position for peace talks with the Sudanese government, which they want to hold within three months, United Nations and African Union officials said Monday.
The rebel factions met at a resort in Arusha in northern Tanzania to try to bury past differences over the leadership and direction of Darfur, the vast western region of Sudan.
Jan Eliasson of Sweden, the UN envoy to Darfur, said the groups had reached "a common platform" for negotiations, encompassing power and wealth sharing, security, land and humanitarian issues.
"We have an impressive show of unity and purpose to get ready with final negotiations in the very near future," Eliasson said at the closing session of the four-day meeting. Read more >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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