China urges end to Darfur fighting
Updated 7 March 2008 at 22:07:29
China has urged Sudan to do more to stop fighting in Darfur and speed the arrival of more peacekeepers.
Back from talks in Khartoum Beijing's envoy Liu Guijin defended his country as working hard on Sudan and others to end fighting.
He says China can be a go-between bringing peace closer.
Mr Liu says the violence is an humanitarian disaster that's displaced millions of people and killed tens of thousands.
He told a news conference uncompromising rebel groups also carry the blame, but Sudan's government has top responsibility for stopping the killing.
He urged the government in Khartoum to compromise on disputes holding up full deployment of UN-African Union peacekeepers.
China has faced widespread Western criticism that it has not used its oil, arms and business stakes in Sudan to press for an end to deadly havoc in the vast, arid Darfur region.
