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Sudan church head calls for urgent resolution of Darfur conflict

(ENI)- — The head of the Sudan Council of Churches has called for the urgent resolution of the conflict in Darfur after two German aid workers became the latest victims of abduction in the region.

Ramadan Chan Liol, the general secretary of the council, which includes Orthodox, Protestant, and Roman Catholic churches, said the grouping denounces the continuing violence in Darfur. He warned it may complicate a referendum for the south scheduled for 2011.

"War in Darfur affects the peace in general. It will have an effect on the referendum in the south," Chan told ENInews on June 22 from Khartoum.

"Therefore, resolution of Darfur's...

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