| Date | 13 May 2008 |
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| Started | 15:00 |
| Ended | 15:10 |
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Reports of the Secretary-General on the Sudan
| President: |  | Sir John Sawers United Kingdom |
(The Presidency changes each month to the next member in alphabetical order) | |||
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| Members: |  | Mr. Verbeke Belgium |
 | Mr. Tiendrébéogo Burkina Faso |
 | Mr. Du Xiacong China |
 | Mr. Weisleder Costa Rica |
 | Mr. Vilovi Croatia |
 | Mr. Lacroix France |
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 | Mr. Kleib Indonesia |
 | Mr. Mantovani Italy |
 | Mr. Dabbashi Libya |
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 | Mr. Suescum Panama |
 | Mr. Dolgov Russia |
 | Mr. Kumalo South Africa |
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 | Mr. Khalilzad United States |
 | Mr. Hoang Chi Trung Viet Nam |
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Adoption of the agenda
Reports of the Secretary-General on the Sudan
The President
I should like to inform the Council that I have received a letter from the representative of the Sudan, in which he requests to be invited to participate in the consideration of the item on the Council's agenda. In accordance with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite that representative to participate in the consideration of the item, without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure.
There being no objection, it is so decided.
The President
The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations.
Following consultations among the members of the Security Council, I have been authorized to make the following statement on behalf of the Council:
"The Security Council strongly condemns the attacks of 10 May perpetrated by the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) against the Sudanese Government in Omdurman, and urges all parties to cease violence immediately, respect their obligations under international humanitarian law and commit to a peaceful resolution of all outstanding issues.
"The Security Council urges restraint by all parties and, in particular, warns that no retaliatory action should be taken against civilian populations, or that has an impact on stability in the region.
"The Security Council reiterates the urgent need for all parties to engage fully and constructively in the political process. The Security Council calls upon the States of the region to implement their commitments under the Dakar Accord, and to cooperate with a view to putting an end to the activities of armed groups and their attempts to seize power by force.
"The Security Council strongly condemns all attempts at destabilization by force, and reaffirms its commitment to the sovereignty, unity, independence and territorial integrity of Sudan."
This statement will be issued as a document of the Security Council under the symbol S/PRST/2008/15.
The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda.