ON THE DEVELOPMENTS OF THE SITUATION IN DARFUR PROVINCE, THE ARAB FOREIGN MINISTERS URGED THE AFRICAN UNION TO CONTINUE ITS EFFORTS AND PERFORM ITS MISSION IN TACKLING DARFUR CRISIS. THE MINISTERS SAID SENDING OF ANY OTHER TROOPS TO THE PROVINCE REQUIRES THE APPROVAL OF THE SUDANESE GOVERNMENT. THE MINISTERS URGED THE ARAB COUNTRIES TO EXTEND FINANCIAL AND MATERIAL SUPPORT TO THE MISSION OF THE AFRICAN UNION SO AS TO ENABLE IT PERFORM ITS MISSION, AND AT THE SAME TIME THEY URGED THE ARAB AFRICAN COUNTRIES TO STRENGTHEN THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FORCES AND OBSERVERS OF THE AFRICAN UNION IN DARFUR. THEY ASKED THE ARAB COUNTRIES TO PAY THE COST OF THE FORCES OF THE AFRICAN UNION IN DARFUR FOR A PERIOD OF SIX MONTHS EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 206. THE MINISTERS ASKED THE UN'S SECURITY COUNCIL TO GIVE MORE TIME TO THE SUDANESE GOVERNMENT TO CARRY OUT THE PLAN OF IMPROVING THE SITUATION AND ENHANCING THE PILLARS OF SECURITY IN DARFUR. THE PLAN WAS PRESENTED BY THE UN IN AUG 2, 2006. THEY CALLED FOR THE POSTPONEMENT OF THE MEETING OF THE UN'S SECURITY COUNCIL, DUE TO BE HELD NEXT WEEK IN NEW YORK WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF THE AFRICAN UNION, THE ARAB LEAGUE AND THE ORGANIZATION OF THE ISLAMIC CONFERENCE (OIC) SO AS TO GIVE MORE TIME FOR FURTHER CONSULTATIONS AND COORDINATION AMONG THE REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS CONCERNED WITH THE SITUATION IN DARFUR ON THE ROLE OF THE FORCES OF THE AFRICAN UNION IN THE PROVINCE. THE MINISTERS ALSO CALLED ON THE ARAB COUNTRIES TO HONOR THEIR COMMITMENTS IN LINE WITH THE RESOLUTION ADOPTED AT KHARTOUM SUMMIT, HELD IN MARCH 2006, PERTAINING TO THE FORCES OF THE AFRICAN UNION STATIONING IN DARFUR, AND TO WORK WITH ALL CONCERNED PARTIES FOR REACHING A PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT IN DARFUR. THE MINISTERS WELCOMED THE PEACE AGREEMENT IN DARFUR SINGED IN THE NIGERIAN CAPITAL ON MAY 5, 2006. THE MINISTERS URGED THE SUDANESE ARMED GROUPS WHICH HAVE NOT YET SIGNED THE PEACE AGREEMENT TO SIGN AND JOIN THE PEACE AGREEMENT. THE MINISTERS CALLED ON THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO EXTEND SUPPORT TO THE AFRICAN UNION SO AS TO ENABLE IT EFFECTIVELY CONTRIBUTE TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PEACE PROCESS IN DARFUR. THE MINISTERS URGED THE ARAB COUNTRIES TO EXTEND MATERIAL AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO DARFUR AND TO EXTEND THE REQUIRED SUPPORT TO THE PROCESS OF THE RETURN OF THE DISPLACED AND REFUGEES AS WELL AS RECONSTRUCTION OF THE PROVINCE. THE MINISTERS APPRAISED THE EFFORTS OF THE ARAB LEAGUE'S SECRETARY GENERAL AND ASKED HIM TO CONTINUE HIS EFFORT WITH THE SUDANESE GOVERNMENT AND THE CONCERNED SUDANESE, REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PARTIES TO BOOST THE PEACE PROCESS IN SUDAN.--MORE www.spa.gov.sa/384054