Sudanese First Vice President Ali Osman Taha (L) and leader of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A) John Garang (R) jointly sign "Nairobi Declaration on Peace in the Sudan", as Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki (C) looks on, during a ceremony launching the final phase of the Sudan peace talks at Kenya's State House in Nairobi, June 5, 2004.

Sudanese First Vice President Ali Osman Taha (L) and leader of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A) John Garang (R) jointly sign "Nairobi Declaration on Peace in the Sudan", as Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki (C) looks on, during a ceremony launching the final phase of the Sudan peace talks at Kenya's State House in Nairobi, June 5, 2004.

Sudanese First Vice President Ali Osman Taha delivers a speech during a ceremony launching the final phase of the Sudan peace talks between the government and the People's Liberation Movemant/Army, at Kenya's State House in Nairobi, June 5, 2004.

Amre Moussa, secretary-general of the League of Arab States, delivers a speech during a ceremony launching the final phase of the Sudan peace talks between the government of Sudan and Sudanese People's Liberation Movemant/Army, at Kenya's State House in Nairobi, June 5, 2004.

Leader of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A) John Garang delivers a speech during a ceremony launching the final phase of the Sudan peace talks between the government and the People's Liberation Movemant/Army at Kenya's State House in Nairobi, June 5, 2004.