Brussels, 20/08/2003 (Agence Europe) - On 8 August, the Italian Presidency issued the following declaration on behalf of the European Union. The EFTA countries and the acceding countries associate themselves with this declaration.
"The European Union welcomes the resumption on August 10th of the IGAD-sponsored talks on Sudan. The EU considers that time is ripe to strike the final compromises on the outstanding key issues and reach a comprehensive agreement to put an end to the conflict and...