国际英语新闻：Sudan gov't urges int'l community to put pressure on Darfur movements

KHARTOUM, July 17 (Xinhua) -- The Sudanese government on Saturday urged the international community to put pressure on the Darfur armed movements to join the peace negotiations hosted by the Qatari capital of Doha.

"We want the international community to practice pressure on the armed movements which reject to negotiate. They must be persuaded that the peaceful settlement is the only way out of the Darfur crisis," said Kamal Hassan Ali, Sudanese state minister at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, when addressing an international conference on Sudan's issues in Khartoum Saturday.

"We want the international community to stress on Doha as the only forum that will lead to realization of peace and stability in Darfur and to set a timetable for the negotiations," he added.

The Sudanese minister reiterated his government's commitment to conduct south Sudan referendum as scheduled and to recognize its results whether unity or separation, saying that "we are committed to conducting the referendum in a fully transparent and credible manner and we want to reach an agreement with the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) on all suspended issues."