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Sudan agrees peace plan after Blair sets deadline

October 06, 2004

Khartoum, Sudan - Sudan agreed to a five-point peace plan for the war-torn region of Darfur yesterday after Tony Blair set a three-month deadline for an end to the long-running conflict.

In talks with the Sudanese President, Omar al-Bashir, Mr Blair demanded concrete action to fulfil promises to pull troops and militias out of the region and allow an African Union force to monitor a ceasefire between the warring parties.

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