The Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has an interesting approach to peace negotiations with resistance forces in the south of his country. According to a report in al-Anbaa, a Sudanese daily, al-Bashir said that he seeks an ?honorable? peace, but added, ?peace comes though the gun if not through negotiations.? Adopting the language of jihad, Al-Bashir said that his government is looking forward by all means to peace, but ?will not betray the blood of martyrs,? reported the newspaper.
An ?honorable? peace, according to the Sudanese leader is one that ?cannot be attained through weakness and surrender.? Al-Bashir made the remarks at a ceremony, held in Kasla, east of Khartoum, in memory of the victims of the Sudanese sectarian violence, which has been spurred by the ongoing jihadist mass murder of Christians and Animists in the south of the country by their Moslem countrymen in the north.
In 2002, the Sudanese government held two rounds of talks with the southern resistance in order to end the war, even reaching agreement on several important issues, such as questions of religion and self - determination. However, a comprehensive peace agreement has not been reached. Negotiators will resume talks in Kenya this month.
An ?honorable? peace, according to the Sudanese leader is one that ?cannot be attained through weakness and surrender.? Al-Bashir made the remarks at a ceremony, held in Kasla, east of Khartoum, in memory of the victims of the Sudanese sectarian violence, which has been spurred by the ongoing jihadist mass murder of Christians and Animists in the south of the country by their Moslem countrymen in the north.
In 2002, the Sudanese government held two rounds of talks with the southern resistance in order to end the war, even reaching agreement on several important issues, such as questions of religion and self - determination. However, a comprehensive peace agreement has not been reached. Negotiators will resume talks in Kenya this month.