on, which was announced after a closed-door meeting of the UN, AU and the Sudanese government in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia MBT shoes sale, last week.China and South Africa hold similar views with regard to the Darfur issue ... We need to give encouragement to the flexible attitude demonstrated in the recent meeting in Addis Ababa, Liu told a media briefing.The newly appointed Chinese envoy, who made a fact-finding trip to Darfur last month, said this was achieved thanks to efforts of the international community.Now the Sudanese government has responded positively, he said.The deployment of the joint peacekeeping troop is the final part of a three-phase support plan longchamp uk outlet, also known as the Annan plan as it was put forward by former UN secretary-general Kofi Annan, which aims to end the armed conflict in Darfur.The AU, UN and Sudanese government agreed on the plan in November. With the first phase of the plan already under way, Sudan announced on April 16 that it approved the inauguration of the second phase, which involves the deployment of 3,000 UN troops and six attack helicopters in Darfur to support the 7 longchamp outlet uk,800-strong African force, as well as being a preparation for the next phase.The Sudanese government has been accused by the United States of delaying the deployment of the joint force. But Khartoum strongly requested the joint force must be predominantly African.Liu said the international community should now concentrate on how to support the deployment of the peacekeeping troop.He said China, as a permanent member of the UN Security Council, has been closely cooperating with the UN, AU and the Sudanese government on the Darfur issue, including sending 275 engineering troops to the region to support the second phase of the Annan plan, as well as $10 million and other humanitarian support.We have been playing the role of a bridge ... We have been trying to give advise and to persuade Sudan to be more flexible to accept the UN plan, Liu said.He said he would also hold talks with the AU Commission Chairman Alpha Oumar Ko Related articles:

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