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Speaking in Ethiopia on 26 May, NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said the Alliance was ready to help the African Union’s mission in Darfur with logistics and to assist in its training.
Speaking in Ethiopia on 26 May, NATOSecretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said the Alliance was ready tohelp the African Union’s mission in Darfur with logistics and to assistin its training.
The Secretary General was taking part in an internationaldonor’s conference in Addis Ababa for the African Union’s peacekeepingmission in the Darfur region of Sudan.
Broad options for support
TheAfrican Union is preparing to significantly expand its presence inDarfur in an attempt to halt the continuing violence, and has requestedNATO support.
On 24 May, NATO’s North AtlanticCouncil agreed on initial military options for possible Alliancesupport, including strategic airlift; training, for example in commandand control and operational planning; and improvement of the ability ofthe African Union’s mission in Darfur to use intelligence.
Mr. De Hoop Scheffer said that NATO “willconsult in the coming days with the AU and others on how to transformthese initial offers into concrete proposals responding to a specificrequest.”
The Secretary General stressed that the African Union remained “ in the driving seat to solve this difficult conflict ” and that the Alliance’s role is to contribute to strengthening the African Union’s capability to meet this challenge.
The conference was by chaired by United Nations Secretary General Annan and AU Commission President Konare.