Darfur conference called for mid-July
The U.N. and African Union envoys trying to promote a political solution to the four-year conflict in Darfur are inviting key regional and international parties to a mid-July meeting to discuss ways to get new peace talks started. U.N. deputy spokeswoman Marie Okabe said Thursday the July 15-16 meeting would be in Libya’s capital, Tripoli. Invitations have been sent to Sudan, Chad, Egypt, Eritrea, the Arab League, the U.S. and U.N. Security Council’s other four permanent members, and key donors, she said. Full Story