Chad badly needs EU peace force

I WAS delighted to visit Ireland last week in my capacity as the 2007 EU peace prizewinner.

Together with MEP Eoin Ryan I met with President Mary McAleese, Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, key ministers and leading Irish NGOs for discussions about the future of the Darfur region of Sudan.

I urged the Taoiseach to raise the plight of the people of Darfur when he addresses the joint Houses of Congress in Washington later this year.