ABUJA - Sudan agreed to accept non-military support from the United Nations
for the African Union peacekeeping force in its war-torn Darfur region, a top AU
official said after talks in Nigeria.
A Sudanese People's Liberation Army (SPLA) soldier stands
guard at the Juba airport in Sudan, June 2006. [AFP]
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"The PSC welcomed Sudans
acceptance of the use of UN systems and command and control structures," AU
Peace and Security Council (PSC) head Said Djinnit told reporters after a
meeting on Darfur on the sidelines of an African-South American summit.
A source close to the talks told AFP that "systems and command and control
structures" referred essentially to UN logistical support and to the question of
who gets the final say over the appointment of the force commander.
Djinnit said the meeting, which was attended by Sudanese
President Omar al Beshir, had agreed to extend the mandate of the currently
under-resourced AU force in Darfur for a further six months.
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