China on Friday called for an early breakthrough in the political process on Darfur that would achieve peace in the conflict-torn region of Sudan.
"This is an important basis for achieving comprehensive and durable peace in Darfur and will facilitate the smooth deployment of the African Union-United Nations hybrid mission in the region," Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister Zhai Jun said at a high-level meeting on Darfur.
"We should... continue to give full play to the role of the tripartite mechanism among the UN, the AU and the Sudanese government as the main channel, step up dialogue and consultation on an equal footing, increase mutual confidence, and finalize the specific arrangements to ensure full, speedy and smooth deployment of the hybrid mission," he said.
Representatives from 26 countries, the UN, the African Union, the European Union and the League of Arab States took part in the meeting, chaired by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and AU Commission chairman Alpha Oumar Konare.
Zhai said the international community should support the resumption of negotiations between the Sudanese government and opposition groups in Darfur, to be held in Tripoli, Libya on Oct. 27.
He said the Chinese government is concerned about the humanitarian situation in Darfur and has provided humanitarian relief to the region.
Chinese companies have dug dozens of wells in Darfur and are undertaking a water supply project to ease drinking water shortage and promote agriculture and pastoral farming in the area.
In addition, Chinese companies in Sudan have donated education supplies to schools in Darfur and plan to build a hospital in North Darfur, he said.
"China will take an active part in Darfur's reconstruction, continue to provide humanitarian and development assistance to Darfur according to its ability, and encourage Chinese companies to contribute more to Darfur's reconstruction and development," Zhai said.
Source: Xinhua
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