The National Congress Party (NCP) has turned down an invitation from the

The Secretary for External Relations in the NCP, Kamal Obeid, told Miraya FM that his party rejected to participate in the Addis Ababa meeting because there are mechanisms and means in the CPA which can resolve the crisis.

"The two parties have agreed on mechanisms," said Mr. Obeid adding, "these mechanisms are assigned to resolve any problems that rise regarding the implementation of the CPA".

He asserted that talks outside these mechanisms cannot be dealt with, "any person who has [a] view should come to us here in the Sudan and tell us," said Obeid.

CPA not implemented

"Since the begining of this year the NCP has not moved an inch in implementing any of the issues raised to them by the SPLM," said the Deputy Secretary General of the SPLM, Dr. Ann Itto, reacting to the statement made by the NCP saying it will not participate in the Addis Ababa meeting.

Dr. Itto said that the differences between the SPLM and the NCP had proved to be beyond the Assessment and Evaluation Commission.

She said that the stalemate has prompted the SPLM to seek for involvement of the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) countries and the international community to help find solutions.

"The next step will be taking these issues back to the people who actually witnessed the NCP and the SPLM signing this agreement, in order to find out who is [ and who is not] living up to their commitment between the NCP and the SPLM," said Dr. Itto.

Dr. Itto said that the NCP has rejected the inclusion of Ethnicity and Religion in the Census Forms, which she said is very important and it is recognized by the National Interim Constitution.

However, the UN Special Envoy to Sudan, Ashraf Qazi, is expected to participate in the Addis Ababa meeting which will discuss the political differences between the NCP and the SPLM, the implementation of the CPA, and the role of the regional partners in regards of the supervision of the implementation of the CPA.