Political solution key to resolve Darfur crisis - Kuwaiti diplomat

NEW YORK, May 11 (KUNA) -- The State of Kuwait renewed late Thursday calls for finding a political solution to the conflict in the Sudanese region of Darfur, saying that the Doha Document should be the base for peace in the region.
Speaking to the meeting on the UN mission in Darfur, Permanent Representative of Kuwait the UN headquarters in New York, Ambassador Mansour Al-Otaibi lauded the recent UN Secretariat report on the improving security situation in the Sudanese region.
A Kuwaiti delegation was part of a UN mission's visit to Darfur back in April, said the Kuwaiti diplomat who indicated that the visit organized within the parameters of UNSC resolution 1591 concerning Sudan.
Ambassador Al-Otaibi said that stability and the continuous efforts to gather arms should protect civilians from harm and lead to the return of displaced and refugees to their homes.
The Kuwaiti senior diplomat lauded the cooperation between the Sudanese government and United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), saying that their efforts facilitated the visits of missions from the UN and the African Union (AU).
He also commended measures to facilitate the pullout of the current UNAMID mission and efforts to replace the members of the mission in accordance to a transitional strategy that would ensure that the situation would not deteriorate in Darfur. (end) asf.gta