Sudan's president offers cease-fire when talks begin

In a rare, high-profile visit to the West, Sudan’s president today met with the pope and Italy’s premier, and offered to declare a cease-fire with Darfur rebels to coincide with the start of UN-backed peace talks next month.

Fri, 14 Sep, 2007 - 19:27

Past truces have been regularly violated.

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Courts Heathrow Place: west Place: Sudan Place: Italy Place: Darfur Place: Tripoli, Libya Place: Tripoli Place: Paris Place: Libya Place: Elnur Place: Castel Gandolfo Place: Rome Person: Pope Benedict XVI Person: President Omar al-Bashir Person: al-Bashir Person: Premier Person: Romano Prodi Person: Abdulwahid Elnur Person: Elnur Person: Khalil Ibrahim Person: Abdullahi Eltom Person: Eltom Person: Prodi Person: Benedict Organisation: Darfur Organisation: UN Organisation: Vatican Organisation: Government Organisation: Sudan’s Organisation: Sudan Liberation Movement Organisation: UN-African Union Organisation: Sudan Organisation: Justice and Equality Movement Organisation: JEM Organisation: Islam Organisation: Muslim Organisation: Holy Organisation: Christians Organisation: Muslims Organisation: Amnesty International Organisation: Italy Organisation: Sudanese Government

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