UN-AU Joint Chief Mediator Djibril Bassolé to meet with other rebel groups in coming days

Report from UN News Centre 11 March 2009 - Darfur: UN, Sudan assess humanitarian needs after ouster of aid groups - excerpt:

"...At the same time, there has been some diplomatic activity on Darfur, [UN Spokesperson] Ms. Okabe said, reporting that representatives of the Government of Sudan and the rebel Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) recommitted themselves to a negotiated settlement to the conflict, at a meeting in Doha, Qatar, facilitated by UN-AU Joint Chief Mediator Djibril Bassolé.

Mr. Bassolé intends to meet with the representatives of other rebel movements and regional countries in the coming days in an effort to broaden the participation in the Doha talks.

He is scheduled to brief the Security Council on the Darfur political process on 26 March.