Statement by Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the Armed Attacks by Anti-Government Forces in Sudan

May 12, 2008

The Government of Japan condemns the armed attacks by the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM), the anti-government forces of Darfur, which occurred in Omdurman, in the suburbs of the capital city Khartoum. Japan is especially concerned about the influence of these attacks on the Darfur peace process and stability in Sudan and the whole region.
Japan reiterates that it is impossible to solve the Darfur issue by armed force and that all the parties concerned should commit to a peaceful settlement of this issue. At the same time, Japan requests the international community including the neighboring countries to cooperate for the realization of the peaceful solution.

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