UNITED NATIONS, June 14 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese envoy on Friday called for efforts to promote the political process in Sudan's Darfur.
"China hopes that all parties concerned in Darfur will continue to exercise restraint," said Wu Haitao, China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations. "It calls on the opposition parties and armed groups that have not yet joined the political process to effectively abandon the military solution, resolve their disputes and differences through political means such as dialogue and consultation, and work together to safeguard peace and stability in Darfur."
He also asked the international community to continue to provide humanitarian and economic assistance to support the peacebuilding efforts of the Sudanese government in Darfur, which has been plagued by a war between Sudanese government forces and the indigenous population since 2003.
The current focus is to help facilitate the return and settlement of internally displaced persons in Darfur, he told the Security Council.
China welcomes the efforts of the UN Development Programme, the Peacebuilding Commission, and others to provide necessary support for the construction and development of Darfur, said Wu. Enditem
