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Kenya calls for peace committee

    NAIROBI

    Kenya has officially invited the Sudanese government and the rebel Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) to form permanent peace negotiation committees in Nairobi, Sudanese newspaper ‘Al-Ra’y al-Amm’ said on Tuesday. The newspaper quoted diplomatic sources in Nairobi as saying the Kenyan authorities had started “activating channels of contact” between the warring parties.

    During a peace summit in Nairobi on 2 June attended by SPLA leader John Garang and Sudanese President Umar al-Bashir, the two sides had agreed to form permanent committees to pursue dialogue, and “to redouble their efforts” to end the conflict, ‘Al-Ra’y al-Amm’ said. However, there had been little agreement on core issues, and an anticipated cease-fire agreement had not materialised, news agencies reported.

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