Sudan agrees to bigger AU force in Darfur

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NAIROBI - The African Union confirmed Friday that the Sudanese government has "formally accepted the reinforcement of the AU force" in Darfur, the western region of Sudan in the grips of civil war, but denied that any accord had been signed.

"I confirm that the Khartoum government formally accepted the reinforcement of the AU force," said AU commissioner for peace and security Said Djinnit, reacting to a declaration by the Sudanese ambassador to Ethiopia quoted Friday in Sudan's Al Sahafa daily.

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Sudanese envoy Osman al Sayyed was quoted by Al Sahafa as saying that an accord providing for the deployment in Darfur of 3,500 more soldiers and 800 more police officers was signed Thursday in Addis Ababa by Sudan's Deputy Foreign Minister Salih Fidhail al Tigani and Djinnit.

MEOL