LONDON [MENL] -- The Sudanese regime and rebel forces have signed a
ceasefire accord.The accord was signed on Saturday at the end of nearly a week of
negotiations in Geneva. The agreement calls for a staged ceasefire that
would begin in central Sudan and move south. The ceasefire is scheduled to
take effect on Tuesday and is to last six months.The Sudanese government and the Sudanese People's Liberation Army agreed
that the fighting would end in the Nuba mountains. The ceasefire would be
accompanied by a joint panel to monitor the agreement. International
observers would seek to ensure the implementation of the accord.Up to 15 military personnel would be sent to monitor the ceasefire. On
Sunday, the London-based Al Hayat daily reported that the monitors would
come from Britain, Norway, Switzerland and the United States.
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