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Sudan peace talks adjourned till Nov. 30

Peace talks between Sudanese firstVice-President Osman Ali Taha and southern rebel leader John Garang have been adjourned in Kenya after making progress, a Kenyan mediator said on Monday.


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Peace talks between Sudanese firstVice-President Osman Ali Taha and southern rebel leader John Garang have been adjourned in Kenya after making progress, a Kenyan mediator said on Monday.

The peace talks, which pushed forward efforts to end Africa's longest running conflict in the Sudan, was adjourned late Sunday, said the chief mediator, Kenyan retired general Lazarus Sumbeiywo,in a statement.

"Having reached the end of the scheduled period, the parties have agreed to adjourn for the month of Ramadan and to convene thenext session on Nov. 30," Sumbeiywo said.

"Progress was made in resolving certain aspects of the outstanding issues, while some areas remained to be finalized," headded.

"Both parties have agreed to keep high-level contact with each other in order to remain engaged with and work on resolving the outstanding issues during this period," the statement noted.

"The parties appreciated the encouragement received from US Secretary of State Colin Powell during his recent visit to Naivasha and now reiterate the commitment they made to finalize a comprehensive agreement by the end of 2003," it said.

Both parties in a meeting with US Secretary of State Colin Powell on Wednesday had pledged to sign a peace deal this year, spurring hopes of an end to the two-decade civil war.

The Sudanese government and rebels scored a breakthrough in July, 2002 when they agreed on a referendum on southern independence after a six-year transition, but disputes on oil and power sharing as well as settling disputed territories have hindered further progress.






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