Sudanese President Omar el-Bashir reiterated on Monday commitment to three agreements the government has signed on peace in south Sudan, the western region of Darfur and east Sudan.

Addressing the inaugural session of the parliament, el-Bashir announced that the government would continue political consultations to implement the peace agreements and push ahead with the process of sustainable development.

The president expressed gratitude for African countries' efforts at helping the signing of the peace agreements, saying patronage of Africa demonstrated the ability of the continent to resolve all its issues peacefully.

He also commended support of neighboring countries and role of the African Union (AU) in helping maintain peace in Darfur, saying that Khartoum will exert efforts to disarm illegal militia in the coming year.

The government will cooperate with the AU as well as the Compensation, Rehabilitation and Development Fund in order to guarantee voluntary repatriation of refugees and internally displaced persons and support humanitarian work, he said.

Parliament Speaker Ahmed Ibrahim Tahir, for his part, announced that 20 new members from Darfur and east Sudan would join the parliament as representatives of the parties that have signed peace agreements in Abuja and Asmara this year.

Tahir said it was a historic moment that Sudan would close the page of war and conflict and open a new page of development and a comprehensive plan for the future development of the nation.

Earlier this month, the Sudanese government and eastern rebels the Eastern Front signed a peace agreement in the Eritrean capital of Asmara.

On May 5, the Khartoum government signed an agreement with a main faction of the rebel Sudan Liberation Movement led by Minni Arkou Minawi in the Nigerian capital Abuja.

Source: Xinhua