Darfur JEM and LJM factions holding to joint stance

The two rebel factions at the Darfur peace talks in Doha, Qatar, are holding to the joint negotiating position after overcoming minor divergences of opinion on outstanding points. The Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) and the Liberation and Justice Movement (LJM) agreed to go on with their united stance, adopting a clear strategy with joint negotiation. The two sides signed the agreement between them which also included joint field, political and diplomatic work and public speeches. On some major outstanding points of difference with the government, the two factions reached agreement. They insisted on having Darfur restored to the status of one greater province with executive, legislative and judicial powers. They want also a guarantee of return for those who fled, and both individual and collective compensation for war victims.

They agreed also on the need for accountability for those involved in the crimes in Darfur according to international criminal laws and a guarantee that Darfur will be represented in presidential administration with the position of the first-vice president, and that what was destroyed by the war will be reconstructed. The person who signed the agreement for the LJM was Ahmed Omar Brazili and for the JEM, Elsaddig Yusuf Hassan, the secretary of the central province and deputy chairman of the movement.