Ambassadors of several Asian countries on Monday made comments about the security and humanitarian situation in the western Sudanese region of Darfur.
In a press conference, ambassadors of India, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Pakistan and China talked about the impression they got after a recent visit in three states in Darfur.
"Life in cities and villages, where the majority of people live, seems normal and peaceful," said Deepak Vohra, the Indian ambassador and the head of the Asian ambassadors delegation.
"Children in IDP (internally-displaced people) camps seemed relaxed and happy to go to school. We saw hope in their eyes. We saw women moving freely outside the camps," the Indian ambassador added.
He criticized that the coverage of some western media on Darfur had been "not balanced and comprehensive" since they focused only on the refuge camps and the violence in the region, while ignoring the improvements in other aspects.
Vohra noted that local officials in the three Darfur states emphasized their keenness for peace, adding that humanitarian and security indicators in Darfur camps and cities were improving in spite of reports of clashes between rebel groups in rural area.
Other ambassadors reiterated their countries' support for the efforts to achieve peace and development in Darfur.
The three-day tour of the Asian ambassadors in Darfur was voluntary without an initiative from any other party, but was facilitated by the Sudanese government, according to the ambassadors.
"During the tour, we were totally free to go to any place, to talks with anybody and to do anything without limitation," the ambassadors said.
Source: Xinhua
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