VOA标准英语2009年-EU's Sudan Envoy Argues Peace Will Pay

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By Elizabeth Arrott
Cairo
15 October 2009

The European Union's special representative for Sudan says that the financial benefits of peace make a key argument for ending fighting in southern Sudan.

Torben Brylle says the resource-rich south has a considerable need for investment and development.

 
Arab League HQ in Cairo, Egypt, 15 Oct 2009
Brylle spoke¹ at Arab League headquarters in Cairo, where diplomats² are trying to stem a surge in civilian³ violence in the region, awash in weapons after the end of a decades-long civil war.

"It is evident that people are looking forward to having the peace dividend⁴ as a reality in their lives," he said. "You remember that a comprehensive peace agreement stipulates⁵ that everybody should work to make unity⁶ attractive in Sudan, and part of that process was of course to also provide for people a change in their livelihood," said Brylle.

The violence is blamed on both warring ethnic⁷ groups and what the southern government says are militias⁸ armed by the north. The fighting threatens prospects⁹ for southern participation¹⁰ in elections slated¹¹ for next year, as well as a referendum on succession set for 2011.

Attempts to disarm¹² civilians¹³ have faltered¹⁴, as people in rural areas have been reluctant to abandon their weapons without the guarantee of police protection.

 
EU Special Rep. for Sudan, Torben Brylle, was optimistic on peace
prospects in remarks at Arab League HQ, Cairo, 15 Oct 2009
On the conflict between the government and groups in Darfur, Brylle expressed optimism that all sides can be brought together for negotiations¹⁵ by mid-November. In particular, he said he hopes civilian representatives might influence local leaders.

"There is a responsibility and there is impatience¹⁶ at least among the people on the ground in Darfur and a call for them to exercise leadership in terms of coming into an agreement with the government. That does not take away the responsibility of the government to enter that process, but it has to be done."

The EU envoy¹⁷ cautioned that time is not on the side of diplomacy¹⁸.