UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was alarmed Monday at the recent rising violence in Darfur and urged all parties to strive for positive atmosphere for envisaged political negotiations.
In a statement released by his spokesperson, Ban said he is deeply concerned about the recent upsurge in fighting in Darfur.
"The timing of the violence is particularly troubling as it could create conditions that are not conducive to the success of the upcoming political negotiations due to begin in Libya on Oct. 27," he stressed.
The secretary-general reiterated his concern that attacks by any of the parties, including the ones that occurred in Adilla, Southern Darfur, and Wad Banda, Kordofan last month, endanger the peace process.
Meanwhile, he said he is alarmed by the fact that the reported attacks took place in spite of the signing of a Joint Communique on Sept. 6, during his visit to Sudan, in which the Sudanese government committed to a full cessation of hostilities in Darfur in the lead-up to the political negotiations, under the auspices of the African Union and the United Nations.
Ban strongly urged all parties to show restraint and cease all military action in order to create a positive atmosphere for the envisaged political negotiations.
The most recent fighting took place in Hashkanita, Northern Darfur last Monday and Tuesday when, according to reports of the AU Mission in Sudan, aerial bombardments involving helicopter gunships and ground military clashes apparently caused the deaths of a number of civilians.
Source: Xinhua
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