Sudanese Communist Party, Darfur rebels sign coop agreement

Sudan, Jul 21, 2004 - The Sudanese Communist Party and a rebel faction in Darfur western Sudan have signed a cooperation agreement. The agreement will enable the two sides to establish cooperation between them inside and outside Sudan.

The two parties will also coordinate in efforts to revealed and block [human rights] violations in Darfur. A newspaper statement in Asmara, Eritrea, said that JEM delegation led by Dr Khalil Ibrahim, met on 11 July a delegation of the Communist party led by, Dr Al-Shafi Khydhir.

According to the statement, the meeting discussed the general situation in Sudan and especially the situation in Darfur besides discussing ways of coming up with cooperation and how to develop them. [passage omitted]

Source: Democratic Unionist Party web site, in Arabic 0001 gmt 21 Jul 04

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