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Sudan to achieve peace in 2015 via talks or war: president

Xinhua, March 2, 2015 Adjust font size:

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Sunday vowed to achieve peace across the country in 2015 either through negotiations or military action.

"The current year will witness the realization of peace at all parts of the country, whether peacefully or through war," al-Bashir said when addressing thousands of his supporters at Kadogli, the capital city of South Kordofan State, which is witnessing armed clashes between government forces and fighters of Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM)/northern sector.

Al-Bashir, candidate of the ruling National Congress Party (NCP), is touring a number of Sudanese cities as part of his electoral campaign for the upcoming general elections.

He lashed out at the rebels of the SPLM/northern sector, saying "the rebellion is the reason behind the division among the people of south Kordofan and stoppage of the development process in the region."

He reiterated his government's commitment to dialogues and negotiations to achieve peace, noting "we will not close the door before negotiations with the rebels because the peace which comes through negotiations preserves the blood of the Sudanese people."

Campaigning for Sudan's presidential and legislative polls kicked off on Tuesday with the participation of 44 political parties and 16 presidential candidates.

The presidential and legislative polls are scheduled for early April, but some Sudanese political opposition parties previously demanded that the elections be postponed and a transitional government be formed to resolve what they said a crisis in the country.

Recently some Sudanese opposition forces launched a campaign under the motto "leave" trying to persuade citizens to boycott the coming elections.

In 2010, the first multi-party elections in almost 24 years were held in Sudan, in which the ruling NCP made a victory.

April's elections will be the ninth of its kind in the country, which will be monitored by a number of Sudanese and foreign organizations. Endit