Officials Agree to U.N. Assessment Mission
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From Times Wire Reports
Sudan has agreed to allow an African Union-United Nations assessment mission into the country ahead of a possible deployment of U.N. troops to enforce a peace deal in the Darfur region, a U.N. envoy said.
Envoy Lakhdar Brahimi spoke after meeting with Sudanese President Omar Hassan Ahmed Bashir.
The Sudanese government and the main rebel faction in Darfur signed a peace agreement May 5. Two other factions refused to sign.
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