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Brown and Sarkozy in Darfur plea for international action
Aug 31, 2007, 6:54 GMT
London/Paris - The leaders of Britain and France have jointly called for 'intense international action' to secure a ceasefire in the troubled region of Darfur in eastern Sudan.
In articles published in the London Times and Le Monde in Paris Friday, Prime Minister Gordon Brown and French President Nicolas Sarkozy said they would 'redouble' their efforts to make further progress in the war-torn region.
'The pain of the people of Darfur demands quick and decisive action from the international community,' they wrote.
Last month, following a joint British-French resolution, the United Nations Security Council voted to send peacekeepers to the area where at least 200,000 people are thought to have died since 2003.
Brown and Sarkozy said the UN-African Union peacekeeping mission should be the starting point for efforts to bring peace to the region.
The two leaders urged the government of Sudan and rebel leaders to engage fully in talks, and warned of further sanctions against those who continued to fight or obstruct efforts to find a political solution.
© 2007 dpa - Deutsche Presse-AgenturCOMMENT
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Peter MarshAug 31st, 2007 - 22:46:47
Here, there, everywhere...
Why do these type of people like the power of guns so much
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