Identifier
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07KHARTOUM48
2007-01-11 16:04:00
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Embassy Khartoum
Cable title:
Gov. Richardson Visits Darfur, Presses for Cease-Fire,
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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 KHARTOUM 000048
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E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PHUM PREF AU SU
SUBJECT: Gov. Richardson Visits Darfur, Presses for Cease-Fire,
Humanitarian Access
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 KHARTOUM 000048
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PHUM PREF AU SU
SUBJECT: Gov. Richardson Visits Darfur, Presses for Cease-Fire,
Humanitarian Access
1. (SBU) Summary: On a day-long visit to Darfur January 9, New
Mexico Governor Bill Richardson met with Darfur Peace Agreement
(DPA) non-signatory rebels, representatives of the Sudanese
Liberation Movement (SLM/MM) faction of Minni Minawi, and the
African Union (AU) Force Commander. Richardson gained the
commitment of non-signatory rebels to a 60-day ceasefire, during
which AU/UN efforts to jump-start a political process aimed at
achieving a lasting peace settlement could be launched.
2. (SBU) In his meeting with SLM/MM commanders in Nyala, Richardson
cited disturbing reports of violence against humanitarians by SLM/MM
rebels, and pressed for immediate action to stop such attacks and
bring those culpable to justice. Though defensive about the African
Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) failure to conduct even rudimentary
firewood patrols, the AU Force Commander nonetheless welcomed the
forthcoming support of the UN, which will give his beleaguered force
the transportation, communications, and material to "dominate the
ground." Richardson also conducted courtesy calls on the Deputy
governors of both North and South Darfur, received a briefing by UN
officials, and visited Al-Salaam camp in El Fasher, home to 43,000
internally displaced persons (IDPs). Enf summary.QQ
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SIPDIS
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PHUM PREF AU SU
SUBJECT: Gov. Richardson Visits Darfur, Presses for Cease-Fire,
Humanitarian Access
1. (SBU) Summary: On a day-long visit to Darfur January 9, New
Mexico Governor Bill Richardson met with Darfur Peace Agreement
(DPA) non-signatory rebels, representatives of the Sudanese
Liberation Movement (SLM/MM) faction of Minni Minawi, and the
African Union (AU) Force Commander. Richardson gained the
commitment of non-signatory rebels to a 60-day ceasefire, during
which AU/UN efforts to jump-start a political process aimed at
achieving a lasting peace settlement could be launched.
2. (SBU) In his meeting with SLM/MM commanders in Nyala, Richardson
cited disturbing reports of violence against humanitarians by SLM/MM
rebels, and pressed for immediate action to stop such attacks and
bring those culpable to justice. Though defensive about the African
Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) failure to conduct even rudimentary
firewood patrols, the AU Force Commander nonetheless welcomed the
forthcoming support of the UN, which will give his beleaguered force
the transportation, communications, and material to "dominate the
ground." Richardson also conducted courtesy calls on the Deputy
governors of both North and South Darfur, received a briefing by UN
officials, and visited Al-Salaam camp in El Fasher, home to 43,000
internally displaced persons (IDPs). Enf summary.QQ
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