(SMC)
US Special Envoy for Sudan Scott Gration, who arrived here yesterday on 5-day visit to the country, will discus today the implementation of CPA and developments of Darfur file.

Acting Director of the American Administration at the Foreign Ministry, Ambassador Tariq Abu Salih explained that the US Envoy will meet First Vice-President Silva Kiir, Vice President Ali Osman Mohamed Taha, the Presidential Advisor, in Charge of Darfur file Dr. Ghazi Salah Eddeen and other officials.

US Foreign Secretary Hilary Clinton had said last Thursday that Gration will head to Khartoum in an attempt to clear the sphere before the launching of the coming elections and the referendum calling on all parties for restraint following last Monday incidents indicating that Sudan is top priority to President Obama and to herself

He denied that Khartoum had any reservations on some items of the report, particularly regarding the establishment of hybrid courts to try persons charged with war crimes in Darfur.

"There are some initial and non-final ideas embodied in the report. We have agreed that those ideas need accurate definition together with joint consultations on how to implement them. We do not call this reservation," he said.

He added that his talks with the delegation also focused on the ongoing efforts to find a peaceful settlement to the Darfur conflict, saying "we focused on realization of peace in Darfur, particularly that we have a short timeframe ahead of the general elections when a different government would be elected."

The African wise men panel recommended in its report the formation of a hybrid court of Sudanese and foreign judges to try persons charged with war crimes in Darfur.

The AU Peace and Security Council endorsed the report in its summit in the Nigerian capital of Abuja on Oct. 29 last year.

The AU delegation led by Mbeki is currently visiting Sudan to hold talks with officials of the Sudanese government and various political parties to reach consensus on the implementation of the panel's report on how to settle the Darfur issue.