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EU concern over break of Bahr el Ghazal ceasefire

    NAIROBI

    The European Union presidency issued a declaration on Saturday expressing its grave concern regarding the offensive by the Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A) in the Bahr el Ghazal region. It called on both sides to respect ceasefire commitments and expressed the hope that "a global and unlimited ceasefire may be proclaimed by the parties as soon as possible". The declaration noted the SPLM/A statement of 19 June announcing its return to the regional IGAD peace talks and called on both sides to resume peace negotiations rapidly. The Sudanese government and the SPLM/A have each blamed the other for last month's breakdown of the Bahr el Ghazal ceasefire, which had held more or less intact for several months.

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