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1st LD: UN chief disappointed at failure to hold Sudanese pre-dialogue meeting

Xinhua, April 5, 2015 Adjust font size:

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon on Saturday voiced his disappointment at the failure to hold the Sudanese pre-dialogue meeting in Addis Ababa, saying "a fully inclusive, free and transparent dialogue is critical to addressing the root causes of the recurrent crises in Sudan."

The secretary-general said the failure came "as a result of the decision of the ruling National Congress Party and its allies not to attend the meeting," according to a statement issued here by Ban's spokesman.

Ban believes this pre-dialogue meeting would have been an important step to address the root causes of the recurrent crises in Sudan and achieve sustainable peace.

On Wednesday, the African Union High Level Implementation Panel (AUHIP) announced that it has indefinitely suspended the pre- dialogue preparatory meeting that was scheduled to take place in the Ethiopian capital this week after the government and its affiliated political parties refused to attend. Enditem