Press Release

Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM)

Office of SPLM Secretary General

I want to inform all of you that delegations of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) and the National Congress Party (NCP) came to the United States (Washington DC) on June 17, 2009, on invitation of the US Government, to attend a conference organized to evaluate and assess implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA). In addition to that the aim for convening the conference was to map out modalities and mechanisms that can ensure full implementation of the CPA within the remaining 18 months of the interim period of the CPA and get the international community refocused and committed to full implementation of the agreement. The conference was generously organized by Office of the US Special Envoy to the Sudan, General J. Scott Gration, who has developed keen interest in seeing full implementation of the CPA and resolution of the Darfur conflict. Major players who were actively involved in the negotiation talks that led to signing of the CPA in 2005 were also invited.