U.S. SPECIAL ENVOY GRATION MEETS WITH SUDANESE

C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 02 KHARTOUM 001021 SIPDIS NSC FOR MGAVIN, LETIM E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/05/2016 TAGS: EAGR ECON ETRD PGOV PHUM PINS PREL SU CH SUBJECT: U.S. SPECIAL ENVOY GRATION MEETS WITH SUDANESE VICE PRESIDENT ALI OSMAN TAHA Classified By: Classified by: CDA Robert E. Whitehead for reasons 1.4 ( b) and (d) ¶1. (C) Summary: U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan General Scott Gration met on August 20 with Sudan's Second Vice President Ali Osman Taha. The Special Envoy noted that ten of twelve outstanding issues related to implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) had been resolved, and that he would return September 9-11 to help settle census and referendum planning deadlocks, after which any remaining issues should be resolved at high level talks between the parties. Taha told the Special Envoy that a decision on unity or secession was necessary as a prerequisite to full implementation of the CPA. Taha said that the emergence of new Darfurian rebel groups bogs the system down; there must be a time limit for rebels to join te peace process,(he sAie."`Resolving th8SudaN/ChaQ cojfdis| n`d0q4bpte|mQlyQ uea*UlLju$aaelwe,