§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement about the ceasefire in Sudan brokered by President Carter and about the intended next steps. [18873]
§ Mr. David DavisWe welcome the announcement of a two month ceasefire in the conflict in southern Sudan to which the Government of Sudan, the Sudanese People's Liberation Army and the South Sudan Independence Movement have agreed. We hope that the ceasefire will give new impetus to the peace initiative sponsored by four east African states, which we fully support.
§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if the Intergovernmental Authority on Drought and Development has now referred the issue of peace in Sudan to the UN Security Council; and what proposals he has to increase pressure on all participants in the Sudanese civil war to find a peaceful solution. [18910]
§ Mr. David DavisThe peace initiative of the Intergovernmental Authority on Drought and Development is continuing and the issue has not been referred to the Security Council. We shall continue to urge all participants in the civil war in Sudan to find a peaceful solution and have decided to participate in the recently founded Friends of IGADD, which will consider ways to support this initiative.