Canada Calls for Full Implementation of Comprehensive Peace Agreement in Sudan

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January 9, 2008
No. 8
The Honourable Maxime Bernier, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today marked the third
anniversary of the signature of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) in Sudan
by calling for redoubled efforts to achieve its full implementation. The Agreement ended
over two decades of civil war in southern Sudan between the Government of Sudan
and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement.

“The Comprehensive Peace Agreement was signed three years ago, on January 9,
2005, but despite progress in key areas of the Agreement, some of these critical
provisions remain to be fully implemented,” said Minister Bernier. “Canada believes full
implementation of the Agreement represents the cornerstone of efforts to achieve a
lasting peace throughout Sudan.
“Canada urges all parties to negotiate in a spirit of compromise conducive to ongoing
dialogue and reconciliation. In this context, Canada welcomes the Sudan People’s
Liberation Movement recent decision to recommence participation in the Government of
National Unity, as well as the Government’s announcement of a new Cabinet including
ministers from the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement.
“Canada also welcomes the January 1 transfer of authority over peacekeeping
operations in Sudan’s Darfur region from the African Union Mission in Sudan to the
African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur. Canada calls on all parties to
the Darfur conflict to pursue peace negotiations in good faith.”
Canada strongly condemns the January 8 attack of an African Union-United Nations
Hybrid Operation supply convoy by elements of the Sudanese armed forces in West
Darfur, and calls on Sudan to ensure that there will be no recurrence of such incidents
in the future. Sudan has an obligation to respect its commitment to the deployment of
the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation, as outlined in UN Security Council
Resolution 1769.
Minister Bernier also expressed serious concern at the recent rise in tension between
Sudan and Chad and urged both countries to exercise restraint and pursue dialogue.
For more information about Canada’s continued support of the efforts to establish long-lasting peace in Sudan, visit the Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
website, www.canadasudan.gc.ca.
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