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The Opening Remarks of the SPLM-N on the Talks with the Sudan

Government

1 Novem!er "#1$% &ddis &!!a% 'thiopia

Your Excellency, President Thabo Mbeki, Chair of the AUHIP,

The Reresentati!e of the "ecretary #eneral of the United $ations, Haile Menkerios,The Reresentati!e of I#A% and the #o!ern&ent of Ethioia,

'bser!ers,

The leader of the "udan (o!ern&ent dele(ation, Ibrahi& Mah&oud,

Me&bers of the T)o %ele(ations,

*adies and #entle&an of the Press and Media,

The current ne(otiations ro!ided a(ain a uni+ue and rare chance to sto the )ar

all o!er "udan fro& lue $ile and "outh -ordofan.$uba Mountains to %arfur and to

address the hu&anitarian crisis and the root causes of )ar as art of a

co&rehensi!e olitical rocess that )ill lead to a credible national constitutional

dialo(ue that shall address ho) "udan is (oin( to be (o!erned instead of )ho

(o!erns it and to rede/ne our national ro0ect in a )ay that )e )ill all subscribe and

contribute to it1 A national ro0ect into )hich )e )ill all be stakeholders as e+ual

citi2ens )ith e+ual constitutional ri(hts that are not based in reli(ion or ethnic

a3liations1 This rocess has to address the articularities of the three )ar 2ones,

the T)o Areas and %arfur, in a "udan that is united on a ne) basis and in a &anner

that )ould ro!ide a &odel for other areas in the "udan, and that )ill ro!ide ne)

oortunities for )o&en, youth and disad!anta(ed (rous all o!er "udan1

4e are here today at a ti&e )here there is national, re(ional and international

suort for a co&rehensi!e eaceful settle&ent1 4e are here to i&le&ent theAfrican Peace and "ecurity Resolution 567 and U$ "ecurity Council Resolution 89:;1

It is encoura(in( for us in the "P*Mect

our !ision of buildin( unity in di!ersity and reachin( to the )ider audience of "udan,

is co&in( )ith an oen heart and &ind to exa&ine all of the ossibilities and

di?erent otions that )ill lead both arties to si(n an a(ree&ent on a hu&anitarian

cessation of hostilities1 It is encoura(in( that both arties &ade declarations of

intention on bi

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a(ree&ent that )ill ro!ide hu&anitarian assistance and &onitorin( of the

cessation of hostilities throu(h the facilitation of the AUHIP and the suort of the

re(ional and international co&&unities1 It is )orth &entionin( that desite the

declarations of intention, the aerial bo&bard&ent of the ci!ilians has continued to