Reply #9: Oh, never mind. I'll leave the quotes though.

[beachmom]

http://www.voanews.com/english/Africa/2009-04-16-voa5.cfm

Yasser Arman is a senior member of the SudanPeople's Liberation Movement (SPLM) Political Bureau. He tells reporter Peter Clottey that Senator Kerry's visit would help push to the forefront implementation of the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement that ended the war between the north and South.

"It is an important event and as you know Senator Kerry is a prominent figure and he is adding value after the U. S envoy came here when he presented the administration's point. Senator Kerry is adding another angle of the congress and of the legislature of the United States. And a man of his caliber coming at this critical stage to Sudan will open new doors, new avenues, and new opportunities and trying to work out resolutions of the Darfur crisis as well as implementing the CPA. He would also be trying to strengthen peace and democracy in Sudan, "Arman noted.

He said Senator Kerry's visit would have an enormous impact on the full implementation of the CPA.

"Absolutely, he would add his voice which is a strong voice to the need of implementing the CPA and honoring the commitment from the National Congress side. And he will help both parties and most importantly he would also be visiting Darfur and that would bring more focus on the issue of Darfur and the issues of the CPA. And we think his presence is of value to us (SPLM) and we encourage more visits from him and others to focus on the implementation of the CPA and the democratization and transformation of the country and the comprehensive resolution of the Darfur crisis," he said.

Arman described the Darfur humanitarian crisis as reprehensible.

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Sudan's Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) effectively ended what was widely described as Africa's longest war between Khartoum government and the insurgent Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A).

Political analysts see the main obstacles to the full implementation of the 2005 CPA to be President Bashir's ruling National Congress Party's of unwillingness to embrace genuine power sharing and elections, and ultimately allow a referendum for southern self-determination after the six-year interim period.