KHARTOUM: Sudan’s government and rebels in South Kordofan state said yesterday they are ready to talk about ending a two-year-long war at a planned meeting in Ethiopia next week. The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) said that African Union mediator Thabo Mbeki sent rebel chairman Malik Agar an invitation “for peace talks in Addis Ababa on April 23.”
“We replied that we are ready,” rebel spokesman Arnu Ngutulu Lodi said, adding that his group will send a 15-member negotiating team. A senior Sudanese ruling party official confirmed that the talks have been set for next Tuesday.AFP
