Sudan: Government and Justice and Equality Movement-Military Council (JEM-MC) to hold talks for peace in Darfur
Sudanese government and a splinter rebel faction of Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) will hold talks aiming to reach a peace agreement in the Qatari capital Doha next week, a Sudanese minister said.
Amin Hassan Omer, Sudan’s chief negotiator for the talks of with Darfur rebel groups and head of the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur (DDPD) implementation follow-up office said Monday the negotiations with JEM-Military Council (JEM-MC) faction will resume next week.
Sudanese government and the rebel faction inked a goodwill and a cessation of hostilities deal in Doha last October, followed by a general conference held in November to elect their leadership and prepare for the peace negotiations.