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 UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The Sudanese government opposes a U.N. takeover of peacekeeping operations in Darfur but is willing to discuss how the world body can help if a peace deal is reached to end the three-year conflict, a senior U.N. official said.
African Union mediators presented a draft peace agreement to Darfur's warring parties Tuesday at talks in Abuja, Nigeria, and urged them to sign it by Sunday and implement it quickly.
Sudan's government is not in favor of a U.N. takeover from the 7,000-strong African Union force on the ground now, but it would discuss how the United Nations could help implement the peace deal, Hedi Annabi, the U.N. Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping, said Wednesday.
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