Sudan Peace Process: Peace talks between government, opposition collapse in Berlin

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Sudan is rocked by unrest, especially in its Darfur region. And a two-day meeting between Sudanese government officials and opposition groups has ended without an agreement on ending the conflict. After the meeting, which was held in Germany, both sides blamed each other for the impasse. CGTN's Ira Spitzer reports from Berlin.

IRA SPITZER BERLIN This isn't the first time the German government has hosted informal talks between the Sudanese government and opposition groups. There appeared to be some hope heading into this meeting that some progress could be achieved in working towards peace in the Darfur, South Kordofan and Blue Nile regions, conflicts which have been ongoing since at least 2011.

However one of the main issues continues to be whether the 2011 Doha peace agreement on Darfur should be the basis for the negotiations. The government insists on sticking to the terms of that agreement, which it signed with a coalition of Darfur breakaway groups, while the opposition categorically rejects it.

After the meeting, each side accused the other of being inflexible in their negotiating position. The UN estimates that about half a million people have been displaced by the conflict.

Two opposition groups - the Sudan Liberation Movement and the Justice and Equality Movement participated in the talks. Ira Spitzer, CGTN, Berlin.