Summary: 18 February 2009, Brussels - Javier SOLANA, EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), welcomes the agreement of good will and confidence building for the settlement of the problem in Darfur, reached yesterday between the Sudanese Government of National Unity (GNU) and the Justice and Equality movement (JEM) in Doha.
This important step in the right direction was made possible by the unyielding involvement of the Qatar authorities and the joint AU/UN Chief Mediator, Djibrill Bassolé. The High Representative highly commends their efforts and encourages them to continue to provide the necessary conditions for further talks, as agreed between the two sides.
The High Representative calls on the Sudanese parties to continue on this path and to start implementing this engagement in view of an early framework agreement leading to a cessation of hostilities, one of the prerequisites to end the conflict in Darfur.
The High Representative confirms the European Union's commitment to support this process and hopes further steps in direction of a genuine political process will follow soon.
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